This mouse is known from Harenna and Chingawa forests in southern Ethiopia. Its back is dark olive-brown, while gray belly hairs have white tips and a sharp boundary with the back. Known specimens were collected in clearings and high-elevation open areas in these regions.
The back is dark olive-brown. Gray belly hairs have white tips, with a sharp boundary between the dorsal and ventral colors.
Known specimens were collected in forest clearings and moorland areas in southern and southwestern Ethiopia. Records include the upper vegetation belt of Harenna forest and Erica shrub on the southern slope of the Sanetti Plateau.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.