The big-eared climbing rat has large ears and a long tail. It moves at night among trees and rocks in tropical forest, eating fruit and leaves.
Its back is gray to brown and its underside white to gray. It has large, hairless ears and eyes, plus a long, mostly hairless tail covered in large scales.
It is active at night and often uses low branches and vines. It also forages on the ground and among rocks, favoring fruit and leaves.
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