Order Rodentia - Family Platacanthomyidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 905 906 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Platacanthomys lasiurus Blyth 1859 Platacanthomys lasiurus Blyth 1859 , J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 28: 289 . Type Locality: India , Kerala State , Malabar, Alipi. Vernacular Names: Spiny Tree Mouse . Distribution: Forests below 3000 ft ( 914 m ) in SW Peninsular India to 14°north latitude ( Kerala and Karnataka states; Agrawal, 2000 ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Known by few museum specimens but apparently common in the right habitats. Peters (1865) redescribed the species in some detail; Ellerman (1961) also furnished an informative description, excellent cranial illustrations, and measurements of BMNH specimens. Reviewed by Agrawal (2000) , who still regarded the species as "a specialised and aberrant arboreal dormouse." Jayson and Christopher (1995) encountered P. lasiurus in the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats in Kerala State , and provided what little ecological information is known.