Edented Sulawesi rat

The edented Sulawesi rat (Paucidentomys vermidax) is a small shrew-rat from the mountain rainforests of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the only species of the genus Paucidentomys, which was discovered in 2012 in a remote rainforest. The scientific name means roughly few-toothed worm-eating rat, because it is the only known rodent with no molars, an adaptation linked to a diet that may consist exclusively of earthworms; the stomach contents of one individual point to a specialist worm eater. Instead of gnawing incisors it has short bicuspid upper incisors and delicate, unicuspid lower incisors, which is unique among more than 2,200 species of rodents. It has a very long rostrum, small eyes, large ears, soft fur and a long, thick, hairy tail that is darker above than below. It is known from Mount Gandangdewata and Mount Latimojong.