Woodward's rock rat is a large rock rat recorded in the rugged terrain of north-western Kimberley. It has gray-brown fur and a tail shorter than its head-and-body length.
It is large, with gray-brown fur. Its tail is shorter than the head-and-body and lightly furred.
The survey recorded it in sandstone country with eucalyptus woodland, Acacia shrubland, grassland, and vine thickets; some captures were made at night.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.