Hoffmann's rat

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]