The Burmese Metad is a rodent restricted to central Myanmar. The account describes sandy plains with degraded scrub.
The back is light brown to gray, while the underside is white or pale gray. The tail is two-coloured and may have a white tip.
It is terrestrial and nocturnal, and may be fossorial. The account gives no information on its food or breeding.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.