This forest vole occurs west of the Salween River, including western Yunnan near the Myanmar border. China’s regional assessment treats it as a species.
The dorsal fur is tawny brown; the underside is grayish with pale buff to ochre washes. The tail is relatively long.
It is known from dense montane forest at 2,300–3,200 m and appears to favor steep slopes and stream banks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.