Goldman's pocket mouse is a small rodent with coarse, spiny fur over the rump and a buffy stripe along the side. It is known from the Río Yaqui drainage in northeastern Sonora, Mexico.
The account describes coarse, spiny fur over the rump, a buffy lateral stripe, and a head-and-body length of 70–77 mm.
It is recorded in thornscrub and short-tree forest in the Río Yaqui drainage. The brief account does not detail its behavior or diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.