This spiny rat lives in lowland forest on Sulawesi. It is nocturnal and terrestrial, and is thought to eat fruit and small animals.
The back and crown are dark orange-brown, the sides are lighter, and the underside is white. Long, stiff guard hairs stand out from its short, dense coat; the tail is sparsely haired.
It is nocturnal and terrestrial. The source says it probably eats fruit, arthropods, snails, earthworms, and small vertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.