This mouse is known only from Mount Isarog on Luzon. It searches for earthworms with a long, narrow snout and follows small forest trails by day and night.
It has a long, narrow snout that it uses to probe moss for earthworms.
Earthworms are its main food. It patrols tiny trails cleared of debris by day and night, probing moss with its snout and pulling out worms.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.