Its dorsal fur ranges from brown to cinnamon orange, and its tail is longer than its head and body. It uses forests and other vegetated areas, is mainly nocturnal, and eats seeds and plant material.
The back ranges from brown to cinnamon orange, and the underside from whitish to pale cinnamon. The tail is noticeably longer than the head and body.
It is mainly nocturnal and solitary and can climb well. Its diet includes small seeds, leaves, young shoots, and occasional insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.