Coues' Rhipidomys ranges from central Colombia to northern Venezuela. It is nocturnal and uses both trees and the ground.
The upper fur is yellowish to reddish brown with dark flecks, while the underside is white or cream. The tail is about as long as or longer than the body and has a dark hair pencil at the tip; the whiskers are long and black.
It is nocturnal and uses both trees and the ground. It has been recorded in evergreen forest and plantations.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.