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Maxomys rajah
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, seeds, invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland and hill forest floor
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand
Litter size
2–5 young (typical for Maxomys)
Gestation period
About 24–26 days (typical for murid rodents)
Size
One of the larger spiny rats (head-body ~17–22cm)
Weight
~150–280g
One of the larger Sundaland spiny rats, with a robust build and coarse, bristly fur, widespread in lowland and hill forest across the region.
Terrestrial and nocturnal, foraging on the forest floor for fruit, seeds and invertebrates. Regularly recorded on camera traps and small-mammal surveys in well-forested reserves.
