This small mouse is known from specimens collected in Venezuela. Its fur ranges from gray to black, with cinnamon color on the face in some individuals. Stomach contents show that it ate insects, earthworms, and plant material.
The fur is usually gray to black; some recorded individuals have cinnamon color on the face.
Insects, earthworms, and plant matter were found in collected specimens' stomachs. Feeding has not been observed directly in living animals.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.