The red spiny rat (''Maxomys surifer''), also known as the Indomalayan maxomys, is a

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

species in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. ...

that inhabits forests in

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and on the islands of

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and

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. In

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, it has been recorded only in southernmost

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

References

* Rats of Asia Maxomys Rodents of Cambodia Rodents of Indonesia Rodents of Laos Rodents of Malaysia Rodents of Myanmar Rodents of Thailand Rodents of Singapore Rodents of Vietnam Mammals described in 1900 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Rodents of Borneo {{Maxomys-stub