The Sikkim vole is recorded in the high Himalayas. It has a dark-brown back, gray underside, and an ochre-brown band between them.
The back is dark brown and the underside dark gray, with an ochre-brown band marking the transition between them.
It occurs in dense alpine meadow vegetation and at conifer or rhododendron forest edges. It eats herbs and mosses and is active by day and night, especially around midday and late afternoon.
The surfaces of the forelimbs and hindlimbs are brownish white.
The tail is brown above and white below.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.