This rodent has bright orange-rufous fur, a long tail, and a richly buff belly suffused with gray. Its type specimen was collected in Hagenia forest at about 3,600 m on Mount Karisimbi in eastern DR Congo.
The fur is bright orange-rufous and the tail is long; the belly is richly buff with a grayish suffusion.
HMW reports the type specimen from Hagenia forest on Mount Karisimbi at about 3,600 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.