This arboreal rodent is recorded in the Colombian Andes. Its reddish-brown back and white distal half of the tail are distinctive.
The back is reddish brown with black hair tips, and the underside is whitish. The distal half of the tail is white.
The paper describes the species as arboreal. At Fómeque, Colombia, a nest in a Chusquea bamboo thicket held three individuals.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.