Hoffmann's rat

Hoffmann's rat (Rattus hoffmanni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia, and is located throughout Sulawesi, as well as Malenge island in the Togian Islands.

R. hoffmanni is nocturnal, often sheltering in dense foliage. Each eye has a black ring. The feet are brown dorsally. The ears are large, rubbery, and grey-brown. The vibrissae are long and black. Juveniles are both darker and softer than adults.^[2]

Measurements of the species:^[2]

• Head-body is 142–211 mm
• Tail is 145–210 mm
• Ear is 20–25 mm
• Hindfoot is 35–42 mm
• Weight is 90–250 g

R. hoffmanni primarily eat a variety of plants, though also have been found to have eaten various insects, possibly from eating figs.^[2]

Here are the stomach contents of a R. hoffmanni:^[2]

• Insects (fruitflies, beetles, and sclerites)
• Pulp and seeds of figs
• Some stems and leaves
• Eugenia
• Areca vestiaria

R. hoffmanni will live in lowlands, montane tropical cool and moist forests, and around streams.^[2]

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1471. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.