This rodent is recorded in eastern Brazil. The original description reports an orange-brown back, with grayish tones on the head and underside. The authors summarize records from the Caatinga and coastal forest in southern Bahia.
In the original description, the short, dense dorsal fur is orange-brown with gray mixed in; the front of the head is gray, and the underside ranges from gray to slightly yellowish.
The authors treat it as a Caatinga-dwelling species and report records in Atlantic coastal rainforest in southern Bahia. The paper does not establish abundance or frequency of use in those coastal forests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.