Whitehead's Sundaic Maxomys

Whitehead's Sundaic MaxomysWhitehead's Sundaic Maxomys ranges from the Malay Peninsula through Sumatra to Borneo. It is mainly nocturnal and terrestrial, and has short spines mixed into the fur on its back.What does it look like?Short spines are mixed into the fur on its back. The HMW account places the species within the genus Maxomys and notes genetic variation among populations.How does it live?Whitehead's Sundaic Maxomys ranges from the Malay Peninsula through Sumatra to Borneo. It is mainly nocturnal and terrestrial, and has short spines mixed into the fur on its back.It is mainly nocturnal and terrestrial, using burrows in the ground. Fruit and seeds are among the foods recorded from forest-floor foraging.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.