This medium-sized mouse lives in the Andes, with pale ochraceous upperparts and a grayish face. In Bolivia it has been recorded as prey of the Barn Owl.
Its upperparts are pale ochre finely lined with dark brown, while the face and head are grayish. The belly is creamy white and the tail is brown above, whitish below.
It has been recorded as prey of the Barn Owl in Bolivia. The volume reports no other known behavior or reproductive information.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.