Musschenbroek's spiny rat

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Musschenbroek's spiny rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Maxomys
Species:
M. musschenbroekii
Binomial name
Maxomys musschenbroekii
(Jentink, 1878)

Musschenbroek's spiny rat (Maxomys musschenbroekii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia.

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References

  1. Cassola, F. (2016). "Maxomys musschenbroekii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T12900A22456082. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12900A22456082.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.