This rat is known from high-elevation forest in central Sulawesi and has a tail longer than its body. The account reports that it eats earthworms and is active at night.
Its tail is much longer than its head and body. The account also describes slender forefeet and hindfeet with short, narrow claws.
It lives in mossy mountain forest, and feeding trials and stomach contents indicate that it eats only earthworms. It is nocturnal and may climb.
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