This mouse has been recorded in forest surveys in Ecuador. Three males examined at Tapichalaca had a brownish wash on the back and a lighter brown wash below. A separate Sumaco survey collected the species in forested habitat.
Three males described in the Tapichalaca survey had a brownish wash on the back and a lighter brown wash on the underside.
A survey on Volcán Sumaco collected the species in forested habitat.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.