This rodent is documented from the Mikea forest region of southwestern Madagascar. Its original description reports a specimen from dry deciduous forest growing on red sand.
The specimen in the original description had soft brown fur, darker along the middle of the back, a pale buff-to-white underside, and a tuft of long pale hairs at the tail tip.
The original description records the specimen from dry deciduous forest on red sand in the Mikea region. This is a collection record from one site, not a full account of behavior or food.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.