This rodent occurs in eastern Andean valleys of northern and central Peru. Specimens were recorded in brushy streamside and an abandoned shed.
The back is yellowish to reddish brown with dark guard hairs; pale belly hairs have whitish tips and gray bases. The tail can reach about 1.35 times head-and-body length.
The type specimen was trapped in brush near a stream; another was found in an abandoned shed. These records do not establish usual shelter or activity.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.