This striped grass mouse was common at a savanna study site in Ethiopia. Broken pale stripes run along its flanks.
Its back is dark brown, with six pale longitudinal stripes on each flank. The stripes are broken into irregular spots.
Stomachs from 11 animals studied at Chimit Kola, Ethiopia, during 2020–2022 contained leaves and stems, seeds, invertebrates, and fruit. Leaves and stems made up a large share; invertebrates were also prominent in riverine-forest samples.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.