Watts's spiny rat

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Watts's spiny rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Maxomys
Species:
M. wattsi
Binomial name
Maxomys wattsi
Musser, 1991

Watts's spiny rat (Maxomys wattsi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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References

  1. Clayton, E. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Maxomys wattsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T12906A115108361. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T12906A22455568.en . Retrieved 14 March 2023.