This rat is recorded in limestone areas of central Thailand. A 2005–2006 survey captured six individuals at two sites in Lop Buri Province.
The paper describes a small rat with spiny fur on its upper parts, a dark belly, and a bicolored tail.
During a live-trapping survey in 2005–2006, five animals were caught in mixed deciduous forest at the foot of Wat Khud Kham hill and one in a cave at Wat Tham Prathat.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.