Lesser small-toothed rat

The lesser small-toothed rat, also called the western small-toothed rat (Macruromys elegans), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, the large family of true mice and rats. It is found only in West Papua, Indonesia, so it is not known to live anywhere else. Its Wikipedia article is a short stub that cites the Musser and Carleton treatment of the superfamily Muroidea in Mammal Species of the World, and it gives no description of the animal's appearance, diet or habits. Those details are therefore not claimed here and remain open for later research with fuller sources.