Maxomys

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentiaa
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Murinae
Tribus: Rattini
Genus: Maxomys
Species: M. alticola –M. baeodon –M. bartelsii – M. dollmani – M. dollmani – M. hellwaldii – M. hylomyoides – M. inas – M. inflatus – M. moi – M. moi – M. musschenbroekii – M. ochraceiventer – M. pagensis – M. panglima – M. rajah – M. surifer – M. tajuddinii – M. tompotika – M. wattsi – M. whiteheadi
Name

Maxomys Sody, 1936

Type species: Mus bartelsii Jentink, 1910
References

Maxomys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Maxomys is a genus of rodents, widespread in Southeast Asia.[1] They are mid-sized rodents, similar to rats, that live on the ground of tropical rainforests. There they build nests, padded with fallen leaves from trees. They feed on roots, fallen fruit, and other plants, as well as insects. All species are shy and avoid food from humans.

The genus Maxomys was originally considered a subgenus of Rattus, the rat genus. When it became established as its own genus in the 1960s, Maxomys was often combined with the genera Niviventer and Leopoldamys. In the currently accepted taxonomy, Musser, Marshall, and Boeadi established Maxomys in 1979.
List of species

Genus Maxomys - rajah rats:

Mountain spiny rat, Maxomys alticola Thomas, 1888, Borneo
Small spiny rat, Maxomys baeodon Thomas, 1894, Borneo
Bartels's spiny rat, Maxomys bartelsii Jentink, 1910, Java
Dollman's spiny rat, Maxomys dollmani Ellerman, 1941, Sulawesi
Hellwald's spiny rat, Maxomys hellwaldii Jentink, 1878, Sulawesi
Sumatran spiny rat, Maxomys hylomyoides Robinson and Kloss, 1916, Sumatra
Malayan mountain spiny rat, Maxomys inas Bonhote, 1906, Malayan Peninsula
Fat-nosed spiny rat, Maxomys inflatus Robinson and Kloss, 1916, Sumatra
Mo's spiny rat, Maxomys moi Robinson and Kloss, 1922, Vietnam, Laos
Musschenbroek's spiny rat, Maxomys musschenbroekii Jentink, 1878, Sulawesi
Chestnut-bellied spiny rat, Maxomys ochraceiventer Thomas, 1894, Borneo
Pagai spiny rat, Maxomys pagensis Miller, 1903, Mentawai Islands
Palawan spiny rat, Maxomys panglima Robinson, 1921, Palawan and neighboring islands
Rajah spiny rat, Maxomys rajah Thomas, 1894, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Red spiny rat, Maxomys surifer Miller, 1900, Sumatra, Java, Borneo
Maxomys tajuddinii Achmadi, Maryanto & Maharadatunkamsi, 2012, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Watts's spiny rat, Maxomys wattsi Musser, 1991, Sulawesi
Whitehead's spiny rat, Maxomys whiteheadi Thomas, 1894, Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo

References

Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1368–1371. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.