The Mount Giluwe Rat is recorded in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. It was described as short-tailed, large-headed, and golden-brown, with a field record from alpine grassland.
Individuals captured in the 2005 Kaijende Highlands survey were described as short-tailed, large-headed, and golden-brown.
The survey captured this species in alpine grassland near Waile Creek in the Kaijende Highlands. This is a habitat record from a 2005 highland survey.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.