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.

Hellwald's spiny rat
A taxidermied Maxomys hellwaldii at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Maxomys
Species:	M. hellwaldii
Binomial name
Maxomys hellwaldii (Jentink, 1878)

References

1. Musser, G. & Ruedas, L. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Maxomys hellwaldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12895A115107798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T12895A22456581.en. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1369. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.