This small mouse resembles the house mouse but is mainly associated with natural grasslands and scrub. Identification from appearance alone can be difficult in some areas; chromosome and genetic evidence may be used to distinguish related mice.
It resembles a house mouse and has lighter, sandy-brown fur on its back.
It favors open natural habitats such as dry grassland, scrub, field edges, and sparse woodland, and the profile reports underground nests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.