Red spiny rat
Binomial name: Maxomys surifer, Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr, 1900
The red spiny rat (Maxomys surifer) is a rodent species in the family Muridae that inhabits forests in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and on Java, Borneo and Sumatra islands. In China, it has been recorded only in Yunnan province.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Maxomys
- Species
- Maxomys surifer
Common names
- English:
- Indomalayan maxomys
- Red spiny rat
- Yellow rajah rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khao Yai National Park