This rodent is known from Mount Banahaw on Luzon in the Philippines. Its back is dark brown to rusty, and its tail is darker above and pale below. It forages on the ground at night for earthworms, small invertebrates.
The head and back are dark brown to rusty. The tail is two-colored, dark above and pale below.
It forages on the ground at night and eats earthworms, small invertebrates. It is recorded in mossy mountain forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.