Savile's bandicoot rat has been recorded around farmland in Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand. Its tail is shorter than head-and-body length.
The back has soft brown to gray-brown fur, and the underside is gray-buff. The tail is shorter than head-and-body length.
It is found around farmland and burrows in raised ground such as paddy bunds. A study in Thailand recorded maize as a preferred food.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.