This marsupial occurs in western New Guinea. It has a dark line along the middle of its back and reddish fur on the underside.
Its coat is orange-brown with dark grizzling, the underside is rufous, and a narrow dark stripe runs from the head along the back to the base of the tail.
The species account places it in lower- to middle-mountain forest in western New Guinea, at about 900–1,900 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.