This rodent is recorded from northwestern Angola in primary, secondary, and gallery forests. Its back is brown, its underside ranges from gray to whitish gray, and its tail is much longer than its head and body.
The fur is brown above and gray to whitish gray below. The very long tail is usually about the same color on both sides.
It occurs in primary forest, secondary forest, and gallery forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.