The Tucumán Tuco-tuco is a subterranean rodent recorded around the city of Tucumán. It has a reddish brown back, a pale underside, and white patches near the limbs.
The back is fawn brown with a slight reddish cast, and the center of the face is blackish. The underside is pale buff, with white patches in the armpits and groin.
Known records are limited to the vicinity of Tucumán city. The species uses deep, humid soils in the foothills and along forest edges; other details of its behavior and reproduction are not known from the account.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.