PSUZC-Rodents Collection

Thidawan Saelao; Uraiporn Pimsai

doi:10.15468/a0revi

PSUZC-Rodents Collection

Citation

Saelao T, Pimsai U (2024). PSUZC-Rodents Collection. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum (PSU Museum, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/a0revi accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

Rodent (order Rodentia) is the most diversified group among all mammals, consists of 5 suborders and 33 families. There are five families of rodents currently known from Thailand, including Sciuridae (e.g. squirrels, flying squirrels etc.), Muridae (rats, mice etc.), Spalacidae (bamboo rat), Cricetidae (voles) and Hystricidae (porcupine). In PSU Natural History Museum collection, there are only specimens of Muridae. The collection represents 7 genera and 15 species of those 12 genera and 37 murid species known in Thailand. It is a good representative of southern Thailand murids as most of the specimens were collected from peninsular Thailand, with more than 70% of which were obtained from Tarutao National Park, Andaman Sea, Satun Province.

Taxonomic Coverages

Muridae
rank: Family

Geographic Coverages

Thailand

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Thidawan Saelao
originator
position: Database administrator
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum
email: thidawan.s@psu.ac.th

Uraiporn Pimsai
originator
position: Scientist
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum
Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University
Hatyai
90112
Songkhla
TH
email: uraiporn.pi@psu.ac.th
homepage: http://www.nhm.psu.ac.th

Thidawan Saelao
metadata author
position: Database administrator
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum
email: thidawan.s@psu.ac.th

Thidawan Saelao
programmer
position: -----
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum
Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University
Hatyai
90112
Songkhla
TH
email: thidawan.s@psu.ac.th

Chutamas Satasook
administrative point of contact
position: Director
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum
Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University
Hatyai
90112
Songkhla
TH
email: chutamas.p@psu.ac.th
homepage: http://www.nhm.psu.ac.th