The yellow-footed antechinus is a small marsupial with a gray head and shoulders and a yellow-brown to reddish body. It searches for food on the ground and in trees.
The fur on its head and shoulders is gray, while the body ranges from yellow-brown to reddish. A narrow dark ring surrounds each eye.
It searches for food among ground litter and fallen logs as well as in trees. It is reported to be more active by day than related antechinus species.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.