| Malayan mountain spiny rat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Maxomys |
| Species: | M. inas |
| Binomial name | |
| Maxomys inas (Bonhote, 1906) | |
The Malayan mountain spiny rat (Maxomys inas) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Malaysia.
Maxomys is a genus of rodents, widespread in Southeast Asia. They are mid-sized rodents, similar to rats, that live on the ground of tropical rainforests. There they build nests, padded with fallen leaves from trees. They feed on roots, fallen fruit, and other plants, as well as insects. All species are shy and avoid food from humans.
The mountain spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Malaysia.
Maxomys baeodon, also known as the small Bornean maxomys or small spiny rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is known only from Sarawak and Sabah in the Malaysian part of Borneo.
Bartels's spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia. This species is indigenous to the volcano forests of west and central Java, the main island of Indonesia. The species is able to tolerate moderate disturbance and can be found at the edge of the forests as well.
Dollman's spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia.
Hellwald's spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia.
The Sumatran spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia.
The fat-nosed spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia.
Mo's spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Laos and Vietnam.
Musschenbroek's spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia.
The chestnut-bellied spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
The Pagai spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, on South Pagai, North Pagai, Sipora, and Siberut islands.
The Palawan spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines.
The Rajah spiny rat also known as the brown spiny rat is endemic to Thailand and Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the adjacent islands. Corbet and Hill (1992) mention that Maxomys rats are often the most common rodent in the Southeast Asian tropical forest, from most of the Malay Archipelago to Sulawesi, Palawan and Borneo. This species can be found in primary forest and logged-over forest. According to Payne et al.,(1985) this species lives in primary or secondary forest and tends to favour sandy and lowland sites. This terrestrial species is mostly active on the ground but occasionally climbs into the upper canopy. Its tend to live separately from other rats.
The red spiny rat is a rodent species in the family Muridae that inhabits forests in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and on Java, Borneo and Sumatra islands. In China, it has been recorded only in Yunnan province.
Watts's spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia.
Whitehead's spiny rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Maxomys tajuddinii is a species of rodent in the genus Maxomys. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. It is a rodent of medium size, with a tail length of 106.9-122.3 mm, feet of 27.62-30.04 mm and a weight of up to 70 g.
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