This New Guinea rodent has hind feet described as shorter and broader than those of P. rubex. A 2016 review table lists its habitat as rainforest in Papua New Guinea.
Its hind feet are described as shorter and broader than those of P. rubex.
A 2016 review table assigns the species to rainforest in Papua New Guinea. The source concerns species known from few specimens and gives no detailed behavior.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.