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Rajah Sundaic Maxomys

Maxomys rajah

Classification

Family
Muridae

The Rajah spiny rat (Maxomys rajah), also known as the brown spiny rat, is endemic to Thailand and Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent islands (Payne et al. , 1985). Distribution and ecology 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.

Distribution

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