Pithecheir melanurus Lesson 1840

Pithecheir melanurus Lesson 1840, Species des Mammiferes: 265.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Java (Bengal or Sumatra have also been proposed as type localities; see Corbet and Hill, 1992, for history and restriction to Java).

Vernacular Names: Javan Pithecheir.

Synonyms: Pithecheir melanurus Müller 1840 .

Distribution: Java only (see Musser, 1982 d:76).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Represented by few specimens collected before World War II. Bartels’ (1937) observations on habitat and habits remain the most complete report of this Javan endemic, which is a member of the suite of murine rodents unique to Java (Musser, 1986; see account of Kadarsanomys sodyi).