The Malayan mountain spiny rat (''Maxomys inas'') 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

* Rats of Asia Maxomys Endemic fauna of Malaysia Rodents of Malaysia Mammals described in 1906 Taxa named by J. Lewis Bonhote Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Maxomys-stub