Hellwald's spiny rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Hellwald's spiny rat Maxomys hellwaldii Least concern

Where the Hellwald's spiny rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 59 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Maxomys hellwaldii
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Hellwald's spiny rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Hellwald's spiny rat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Hellwald's spiny rat endangered?

The Hellwald's spiny rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Hellwald's spiny rat?

The Hellwald's spiny rat (Maxomys hellwaldii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Maxomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Hellwald's spiny rat

Hellwald's spiny rat (Maxomys hellwaldii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found only on Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hellwald's spiny rat (revision 1314891517), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761193 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).