The small Bornean maxomys (Maxomys baeodon), also known as the small spiny rat, is a rodent in the family Muridae. It is known only from Sarawak and Sabah in the Malaysian part of Borneo. It was described by Oldfield Thomas in 1894 as Mus baeodon from Mount Kinabalu, and was later placed in the genus Maxomys. A 2025 study of Crunomys and Maxomys moved it to the genus Crunomys, and the Mammal Diversity Database now lists it there as Crunomys baeodon, under the common name small Bornean spiny rat, in the Indomalayan realm and with its IUCN Red List status given as Not Evaluated under the current name. The sources consulted say little about its appearance or ecology.
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It is known only from Sarawak and Sabah in the Malaysian part of Borneo.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Small Bornean maxomys (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is known only from Sarawak and Sabah in the Malaysian part of Borneo.
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1. Mammal Diversity Database: Maxomys baeodon (Mammal Diversity Database)
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IUCN Red List status Not Evaluated
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It is known only from Sarawak and Sabah in the Malaysian part of Borneo.
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is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae
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