This cavy is known from the southern Bolivian and northern Argentine Andes. Its back is mottled olive, brown, and tan, while its underside mixes yellow and white. At one Bolivian valley site, a colony was observed foraging by day near burrows.
The back is mottled olive, brown, and tan, and the underside mixes yellow and white. The ears have orange hairs, and a yellow ring surrounds each eye.
In Bolivia's Río Tomayapo valley, a colony of many individuals was observed among Ctenomys lewisi burrows, foraging around them during the day.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.