This hedgehog is known from high-elevation forests around the Gaoligong Mountains in Yunnan, China. Most spines have a narrow white band near the tip.
On most spines, a dark band extends toward the tip, with a narrow white band near the end.
Known records are from subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest at 2,200–2,680 m in three counties of Baoshan, Yunnan. The paper also reports hibernation from mid-October to early April.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.