This mountain vole has large ears and a tufted tail. The 2017 species account places it in rocky forest-steppe, subalpine and alpine meadows, and rocky tundra, where it shelters mainly among rocks.
It is chunky, with large semicircular ears and a densely furred, tufted tail. The fur is grey, with a buff-shaded back darker than the belly.
The account records it in rocky forest-steppe, subalpine and alpine meadows, and rocky tundra; it shelters mostly among rocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.