Other names: Indomalayan Maxomys|Red Spiny Rat|Red Maxomys|Red Spiny Maxomys
About this species
Range
Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Java, Borneo and Sumatra; southernmost Yunnan in China
The red spiny rat, also known as the Indomalayan maxomys, is a rodent in the family Muridae that inhabits forests in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and on the islands of Java, Borneo and Sumatra. In China it has been recorded only in southernmost Yunnan (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Sumatra guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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