This small mouse occurs from central Thailand to central Laos. Its tail is short relative to its body, and the tail skin comes off easily.
The tail is short relative to the body. When handled, some or all of its skin can come off.
In central Thailand and central Laos, it has been captured in dry grass beside rice fields, around dwellings, and near pygmy bamboo.
The fur is brown above and brownish grey below.
The fine, soft fur has a velvety appearance.
The adult female holotype collected at Ban Nong Sanga, Thailand, in 1998 had a head-and-body length of 69 mm and a tail length of 56 mm.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.