Species of Thailand
Red spiny rat
Maxomys surifer
(Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr, 1900)
The red spiny rat (Maxomys surifer), also known as the Indomalayan maxomys, is a rodent species in the family Muridae that inhabits forests in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and on the islands of Java, Borneo and Sumatra. In China, it has been recorded only in southernmost Yunnan.
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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)
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Range Map
- Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
- Saba Yoi District, Songkhla