Bartels's spiny rat

Bartels's spiny rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Maxomys
Species: M. bartelsii
Binomial name
Maxomys bartelsii
(Jentink, 1910)

Bartels's spiny rat (Maxomys bartelsii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia This species in indigenous to the volcano forests of west and central Java, the main island of Indonesia. The species is able to tolerate moderate disturbance and can be found at the edge of the forests as well.

References

  1. Aplin, K. (2016). "Maxomys bartelsii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T12893A22456458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12893A22456458.en. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1369. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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