This dark gray-brown rat has strong digging claws. In a Sulawesi mountain study, it was recorded digging in soil and rotting wood for earthworms at night.
It has dark brownish-gray fur, stout digging claws on its forefeet, robust elongated hind feet and a long tail.
At Mt. Nokilalaki it was recorded as nocturnal and terrestrial, digging in soil, moss and rotting wood for earthworms. The study caught none below 2,210 m at that site.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.