Wildlifeof Sumatra
Red Spiny Rat
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Maxomys surifer
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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).
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- Where is the Red Spiny Rat found?
- Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Java, Borneo and Sumatra; southernmost Yunnan in China