A study in Central Sulawesi recorded this spiny rat in both forest and coconut plantations; the stomach contents examined were mostly animal material, especially arthropods.
In the specimens examined in a Hokkaido University morphological study, dorsal hairs were dark brown with grey bases, and the underside was whitish grey.
In a 2002 survey, it was trapped in both forest and coconut plantations; the stomach contents examined were mostly animal material, especially arthropods.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.