Hog-nosed Shrew Rat

Hog-nosed Shrew RatThis rodent was recorded on a mountain in northern Sulawesi. Its nose ends in a flat pink pad with nostrils that face forward. In the 2015 description, all five known specimens were captured on the forest floor at night; stomachs of three contained earthworm remains and other prey.What does it look like?The long snout ends in a broad, flat pink nose with forward-facing nostrils. The description also notes very large ears.How does it live?This rodent was recorded on a mountain in northern Sulawesi. Its nose ends in a flat pink pad with nostrils that face forward. In the 2015 description, all five known specimens were captured on the forest floor at night; stomachs of three contained earthworm remains and other prey.All five specimens known in the 2015 description were captured at night on the ground in undisturbed lower montane forest on Mount Dako. Earthworm remains and beetle larvae were reported from three examined stomachs.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.