This small mammal lives in cool forests and other habitats in northern North America. A reddish-brown stripe runs along its back, and it nests around roots, stumps, and fallen logs.
The back is dark gray with a chestnut stripe from head to tail. The face and sides are yellowish brown; the underside ranges from dark slate gray to almost white.
It favors cool, mossy coniferous forest and also occurs in other forest, tundra, and bog habitats. Nests are placed under roots of stumps, logs, or brush piles.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.