This small mouse has yellow-brown fur and a long, heavily furred tail. It is nocturnal, shelters in burrows, and eats seeds, fruit, and small invertebrates. It occurs in southern Australia.
The upper fur is dull amber-brown to olive-brown with dark tips, and the underside is white. It has large ears and hind feet, and a long tail covered in dense fur.
It is nocturnal and uses burrows for shelter. Its food includes seeds, fruit, blossoms, grasses, and herbs, as well as small invertebrates such as beetles and spiders.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.