The Orizaba Deermouse ranges from southeastern Mexico into Central America. It has been recorded in humid mountain forests.
Its back is dark brown with a blackish midline. A yellow-orange stripe runs along each side, and the bicolored tail has a conspicuous tuft at the tip.
It occurs in humid mountain forests at 1,370–3,810 m, including conifer, mixed pine-oak, and tropical evergreen forest. Rocky outcrops, volcanic rock, fallen logs, and thickets are also recorded habitat features.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.