The Cuanza Vlei Rat is a rodent recorded in montane grassland and swamps in northwestern Angola. Its brown dorsal fur is mixed with black, while the underside is paler buffy gray.
It is large and robust, with a large blunt head. Brown fur mixed with iridescent black covers the back, while the underside is paler buffy gray.
It is recorded in montane grassland and swamps. HMW 2017 describes it as terrestrial and only presumes that it is diurnal or crepuscular.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.