Maxomys_surifer

Red spiny rat

Red spiny rat

Species of rodent

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.[1] In China, it has been recorded only in southernmost Yunnan.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Aplin, K. (2016). "Maxomys surifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12905A22455389. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12905A22455389.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Lunde, D.; Smith, A.T.; Hoffmann, R. S. (2008). "Indomalayan Maxomys". In Smith, A. T.; Xie, Y. (eds.). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 262. ISBN 9781400834112.
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