Species of Thailand
Red spiny rat
Binomial name: Maxomys surifer, Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr, 1900
The Red Spiny Rat (Maxomys surifer) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.
This article uses material from Wikipedia released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike Licence 3.0. Eventual photos shown in this page may or may not be from Wikipedia, please see the license details for photos in photo by-lines.
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)
Red spiny rat
- Doi Suthep-Pui National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
Range map of Maxomys surifer in Thailand
Important note; our range maps are based on limited data we have collected. The data is not necessarily accurate or complete.
Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
Contribute or get help with ID
Please help us improving our species range maps. To add a new location to the range map we need a clear image of the specimen you have encountered. No problem if you do not know the species, we will do our best to identify it for you.
For the location, please provide the district name or the national park/ wildlife sanctuary name.
Please post your images to our Thai Species Identification Help group on Facebook.