This small mammal has a long, tapering muzzle and a bushy tail. During the day it searches for fruit and insects on the ground and among low shrubs.
The upperparts are reddish brown, the underside yellowish, and the head and tail dark grayish brown. It has a yellow ring around each eye, a long tapered muzzle and a bushy tail.
It is active by day and forages alone or in pairs, mainly on the ground and among shrubs for fruit and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.