This small marsupial lives in semi-arid parts of southern Australia. It has short light-brown fur and a long, thin tail, and occurs in open heath and low mallee scrub.
The coat is uniformly short and light brown. The tail is long, thin, and hairless, about as long as the body; the head is relatively large, with a conical snout and short oval ears.
It lives in semi-arid open heathland, low mallee scrub, and sandy plains. The species account also lists shrub roots, leaf litter, woody debris, and bare ground as habitat components.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.