McMaster scientist discovers 'toothless' rat - Daily News
Sep 11, 2012 · A McMaster researcher has discovered a nearly toothless shrew rat on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Jacob Esselstyn, a post-doctoral fellow in biology, and a team of researchers say the rodent – known as Paucidentomys vermidax – appears to eat soft, easy-to-chew earthworms.
Toothless Rat from Sulawesi Stuns Biologists - Sci-News.com
Sep 13, 2012 · A nearly toothless shrew rat has been discovered on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia by an international group of biologists led by Dr Jacob Esselstyn of McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. The rodent, called Paucidentomys vermidax, appears to eat soft, easy-to-chew earthworms.
New species of rat redefines rodents - Royal Society
Aug 22, 2012 · The almost toothless, worm-eating rat, described in Biology Letters this week, is unable to gnaw or chew. Scientists have discovered an extraordinary species of rodent in Indonesia unlike any other on Earth.
Near-toothless rodent species discovered in Indonesia
Aug 23, 2012 · A unique species of near-toothless rat that lives off earthworms and doesn't chew or gnaw has been seen in Indonesia. The shrew-like animal with a long, pointed snout was described online in...
AFRMA - Tidbit - Toothless Rat
This new rat, Paucidentomys vermidax, has unusual incisors at the front of the mouth that are double-pointed bicuspids instead of the normal wedge-shape ones used for gnawing like other rodents. This is the only rodent known in the world without back teeth.
Hamilton researcher discovers nearly toothless rat | CBC News
Sep 13, 2012 · It is called paucidentomys vermidax, which means few toothed mouse, devourer of worms. (McMaster Daily News) A McMaster University biologist has found an odd new species — a nearly toothless...
Gnaw way! New species of long-nosed rat discovered that cannot …
Aug 22, 2012 · Its only teeth are its incisors, which in the upper jaw end in twin points. The Latin derived genus name Paucidentomys means "few-toothed mouse" and the species name vermidax means "devourer of...
Jacob Esselstyn, a post-doctoral fellow in biology, and a team of researchers say the rodent – known as Paucidentomys vermidax – appears to eat soft, easy-to-chew earthworms. Because of its...
Toothless rat that doesn't chew or gnaw discovered in Indonesia
Aug 23, 2012 · JAKARTA, Indonesia – A unique species of near-toothless rat that lives off earthworms and doesn't chew or gnaw has been seen in Indonesia. The shrew-like animal …
A new type of toothless rat that feasts on earthworms
Aug 22, 2012 · It looks a bit like a shrew and is called Paucidentomys vermidax. It has fang-like upper incisors which are useless for gnawing and no back teeth. It survives exclusively on earthworms. The...