This brush-furred rat is recorded in forests of Ethiopia’s southern highlands. A specialist synthesis describes bands of light and dark near the ends of its back hairs, giving the coat a dark-speckled look.
Dark and light bands near the tips of the dorsal hairs give the back a darker, speckled appearance.
Published records are summarized as widespread in forests of Ethiopia’s southern highlands, generally at 1,600–2,700 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.