Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Pithecheirops otion
Pithecheirops otion: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pithecheirops otion: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Described from a single juvenile collected in 'dense viny roadside secondary brush on an abandoned logging road' in what was primary lowland dipterocarp forest, which still persists 'within 600 m and is the dominant vegetation type of the entire surrounding region' (Emmons, 1993b:753). Member of a group of murines endemic to Borneo (see account of Chiropodomys major)