The Flat-haired Mouse is a burrowing rodent with a brown back, white underside, and a sharp boundary between the two. It is recorded from dry woodland, open ground, and farmland.
The short, spiny fur is brown above and white below, with a clear boundary between the colors. The tail is shorter than the head and body.
It occurs in dry deciduous and scrub forests, grasslands, and agricultural fields. In Nepal, records are from Dang and Jhapa districts.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.