The Mount Cameroon Brush-furred Rat is known from the slopes of Mount Cameroon. It has relatively large ears and a longer, softer dorsal coat than related forms.
Its dorsal fur is softer and longer, about 15 mm, and its ears are larger than those of related members of the sikapusi group.
Collectors recorded most specimens in grassland, grassland near forest edges, small woodland patches, or tall forest.
The skull is slender and narrow.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.