This fossorial mole occurs in northern Thailand and northwestern Laos. Its short, dense fur is slate black with a brown wash.
Its short, very dense fur has a velvety texture. Both upperparts and underparts are slate black with a brown wash, and the hairs have dark grey-brown bases.
It lives underground. Recorded habitat includes mountain forest and areas of loose sandy soil at elevations of 1,200–2,550 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.