Pithecheir
| Pithecheir | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Millardini |
| Genus: | Pithecheir Lesson, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Pithecheir melanurus Lesson, 1840 | |
| Species | |
Pithecheir is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species:
- Red tree rat (Pithecheir melanurus)
- Malayan tree rat (Pithecheir parvus)