This Malagasy rodent is marked by a tuft of white hair at the end of its tail. A study in eastern Madagascar found it active at night and mainly associated with trees.
Its slender tail ends in a thick tuft of white hair. The dorsal fur is gray at the base and dull white at the tips.
In the Maromizaha study, it was active at night and was more often associated with tree-covered habitat than with the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.