Edented Sulawesi Rat

Edented Sulawesi RatThis rat was described from Sulawesi. It has an unusually long face and lacks molars; the original paper proposed that it may feed on earthworms.What does it look like?Its face is exceptionally long, and the upper incisors have two points. It has no molars for grinding food.How does it live?This rat was described from Sulawesi. It has an unusually long face and lacks molars; the original paper proposed that it may feed on earthworms.The stomach contents examined in the original paper consisted only of earthworm fragments. The authors proposed that the rat may be a terrestrial earthworm specialist in moist forest.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.