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

Whitehead's spiny rat Maxomys whiteheadi Vulnerable

Where the Whitehead's spiny rat lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 62 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Maxomys whiteheadi
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Whitehead's spiny rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Whitehead's spiny rat in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

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 Whitehead's spiny rat endangered?

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

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

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

About the Whitehead's spiny rat

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

It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Whitehead's spiny rat (revision 1372486233), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768136 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).