NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Indomalayan Maxomys
Maxomys surifer (Miller, 1900)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The red spiny rat (Maxomys surifer), also known as the Indomalayan maxomys, is a rodent species in the family Muridae that inhabits forests in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and on the islands of Java, Borneo and Sumatra. In China, it has been recorded only in southernmost Yunnan.
Wikipedia contributors, Red spiny rat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:35:50.553135+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Maxomys surifer (Miller, 1900)
- Name authority
- (Miller, 1900)
- Common name
- Indomalayan 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusMaxomys Sody, 1936
- speciesMaxomys surifer (Miller, 1900)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Maxomys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Broad-nosed Sumatran MaxomysMaxomys inflatus (Robinson & Kloss, 1916) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indochinese Mountain MaxomysMaxomys moi (Robinson & Kloss, 1922) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rajah RatMaxomys rajah (Thomas, 1894) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Watts's Sulawesi MaxomysMaxomys wattsi Musser, 1991 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whitehead's Sundaic MaxomysMaxomys whiteheadi (Thomas, 1894) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malayan Mountain MaxomysMaxomys inas (Bonhote, 1906) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bornean Mountain MaxomysMaxomys alticola (Thomas, 1888) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Small Bornean MaxomysMaxomys baeodon (Thomas, 1894) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bartels's Javan MaxomysMaxomys bartelsii (Jentink, 1910) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dollman's Sulawesi MaxomysMaxomys dollmani (Ellerman, 1941) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hellwald's Sulawesi MaxomysMaxomys hellwaldii (Jentink, 1878) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sumatran Mountain MaxomysMaxomys hylomyoides (Robinson & Kloss, 1916) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585339 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:3YH3J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.