Wildlifeof Vietnam
Indochinese Mountain Spiny Rat
Rats, Mice, Voles & PorcupinesCrunomys moi
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Habitat
Highland forest (type locality at 1,646 m)
Range
Laos and Vietnam
The Indochinese mountain spiny rat, Mo's spiny rat, was described by Robinson and Kloss in 1922 from Tram Hanh on the Langbian (Lam Vien) plateau in Lam Dong province, southern Vietnam, at about 1,646 m. It is found in Laos and Vietnam and was long placed in Maxomys, but a 2025 study moved it to Crunomys (Mammal Diversity Database).
No description, diet or breeding information was found in the sources used, so this is a short entry.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Indochinese Mountain Spiny Rat live in?
- Highland forest (type locality at 1,646 m)
- Where is the Indochinese Mountain Spiny Rat found?
- Laos and Vietnam