This tuco-tuco lives in the lowlands of eastern Bolivia. It spends most of its time in underground burrows and can occur in farmland. Its coat is reddish brown, with a pale collar.
Its coat is reddish brown, with darker areas along the middle of the back, especially on the head and nape. A lighter collar extends down from behind the ears.
It spends most of its time underground in burrows. It has been found in lowland agricultural areas; records are less frequent in grasslands and rare in forests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.