The mountain spiny rat (''Maxomys alticola'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

in the family Muridae. It is found only in

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

References

* Maxomys Endemic fauna of Malaysia Rodents of Malaysia Mammals described in 1888 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Maxomys-stub