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Bartels's spiny rat

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Bartels's spiny rat
Specimen at the Bogor Zoology Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 is 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

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  1. ^ Aplin, K. (2016). "Maxomys bartelsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12893A22456458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T12893A22456458.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.