This rodent is recorded on the eastern Andean slopes of Bolivia. Its genus was changed from Phyllotis to Tapecomys.
The back is yellowish brown with black streaks and gray hair bases. The underside and feet are white, and the tail is bicolored.
Published collection records place it in scrub and brush at about 2,200–3,500 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.