This vole is known from the mountains of northwestern Sichuan. Its back is dark brown, its underside gray, and its tail gray-brown above and white below. A Guide to the Mammals of China reports forest records above 4,000 m and six known specimens.
The guide describes a dark-brown back and gray underside, with the tail gray-brown above and white underneath.
The guide states that the species is known from forests above 4,000 m. It reports six known specimens, and no further behavior is inferred here.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.