Its back is brown-black, and the underside hairs are gray-black at the base with gray-white tips. The 2022 supplement reports fir forest above 3,160 m as its habitat, with abundant moss and fallen trees on the forest floor.
The fur from head to hip is uniformly brown-black, with fine, dense hair over the back. The underside hairs are gray-black at the base and gray-white at the tips. The tail is bicolored, brown-black above and gray-white below.
This vole is reported in fir forest above 3,160 m. The habitat account describes abundant moss, a 10–20 cm humus layer, and many fallen dead trees on the forest floor.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.