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Sumatran Mountain Maxomys

Maxomys hylomyoides (Robinson & Kloss, 1916)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Maxomys hylomyoides (Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
Name authority
(Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
Common name
Sumatran Mountain Maxomys
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Maxomys
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
  13. superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
  14. familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
  15. subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
  16. genusMaxomys Sody, 1936
  17. speciesMaxomys hylomyoides (Robinson & Kloss, 1916)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Maxomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Broad-nosed Sumatran MaxomysMaxomys inflatus (Robinson & Kloss, 1916)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Indochinese Mountain MaxomysMaxomys moi (Robinson & Kloss, 1922)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rajah RatMaxomys rajah (Thomas, 1894)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Watts's Sulawesi MaxomysMaxomys wattsi Musser, 1991MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Whitehead's Sundaic MaxomysMaxomys whiteheadi (Thomas, 1894)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Malayan Mountain MaxomysMaxomys inas (Bonhote, 1906)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bornean Mountain MaxomysMaxomys alticola (Thomas, 1888)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Small Bornean MaxomysMaxomys baeodon (Thomas, 1894)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bartels's Javan MaxomysMaxomys bartelsii (Jentink, 1910)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dollman's Sulawesi MaxomysMaxomys dollmani (Ellerman, 1941)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hellwald's Sulawesi MaxomysMaxomys hellwaldii (Jentink, 1878)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Musschenbroek's RatMaxomys musschenbroekii (Jentink, 1879)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585330 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3YH39. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.