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''Maxomys'' is a genus of rodents, widespread in Southeast Asia. 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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maxomys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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