This small mouse has dark fur and a tail shorter than its head and body. A Mount Kupe survey caught it in both human-influenced areas and lowland forest.
The Mount Kupe specimens had dark pelage and a tail somewhat shorter than head-and-body length.
Six animals (two males and four females) were caught in human-influenced zones and lowland forest. Morphological and molecular evidence confirmed their identification.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.