This orange-furred rodent is known from Seram Island, Indonesia. Three specimens obtained in 1993–94 were all caught in trees.
The specimens had vivid orange upper fur and a sharply contrasting white underside. The paper reports a long tail capable of grasping branches.
Three specimens obtained in 1993 and 1994 in low-elevation coastal forest on Seram were all caught in trees. That small collection does not show that the species is always active in trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.