A high-Andean rodent recorded from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. It lives in grassland and shrub steppe and can be active by day and night.
One common name means “red-nosed Neotomys.”
It lives in highland grassland and shrub steppe and can be active by day or night. Plants make up most of its diet, though insects have also been reported.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.