Bornean Pithecheirops

Rats, Mice & Porcupines

Pithecheirops otion

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit, seeds (presumed)

Habitat

Lowland forest

Range

Endemic to Borneo

Litter size

Unknown (data deficient)

Gestation period

Unrecorded in the wild

Size

Small-medium (head-body ~12–15cm, typical for the genus)

Weight

Unrecorded

An extremely poorly known Bornean-endemic rodent and the sole member of its genus, with broadened, grasping hind feet suited to climbing that give it its scientific name (echoing 'monkey-footed'). Known from only a small number of historical specimens.

Presumed nocturnal and arboreal, feeding on fruit and seeds, but almost nothing has been directly observed of its behaviour or ecology in the wild. Any confirmed modern record would be scientifically significant.

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