The Congo forest mouse is a rodent of central Africa. Its long legs, very large ears, and white belly are distinctive; around Kisangani it was found in both rainforest and fallow land.
It has long legs and a long tail, exceptionally large ears, and a bright white belly.
Around Kisangani, it was mostly active at dusk and dawn and commonly used insects and termites as food. Survival was higher in primary rainforest than in fallow land in the study.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.