The Mexican woodrat has a gray-brown back, a pale underside, and a two-tone tail. It nests in rocky crevices and is solitary and mostly active at night.
Its back is grayish to brownish, the underside is buff to white, and the tail is brown above and white below.
It nests in rocky cracks and canyon crevices, as well as hollow trees and abandoned buildings. It is solitary and mostly active at night, and eats nuts, berries, green vegetation, acorns, and fungi.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.