Hoffmann's rat

Hoffmann's rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Rattus
Species:	R. hoffmanni
Binomial name
Rattus hoffmanni (Matschie, 1901)

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.

Description

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]

Here is a list of measurements taken of this 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

Diet

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

Habitat

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

References

1. Cassola, F. (2016). "Rattus hoffmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T19335A22441732. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19335A22441732.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Don E. Wilson; Russell A. Mittermeier; Thomas E. Lacher, Jr (2017). "Rattus hoffmanni". doi:10.5281/zenodo.6828231.

• 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.