This rodent lives in humid lowland and montane forests of eastern Madagascar. It has long hind feet and searches through leaf litter for seeds and fruit; food storage near burrows has also been reported.
The back is slate gray and the underside grayish white. The tail and hind feet are long; some descriptions report a white tail tip.
It searches leaf litter for seeds and fruit. Burrows near fallen trees and food caches are reported, but the account does not claim that every individual stores food in the same way.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.