A small rodent known from three localities in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It has short, soft fur, with a yellowish to orange-brown back that contrasts with its white underside.
It is small-bodied, with short, soft fur. The yellowish or orange-brown dorsum contrasts with the white underside.
Specimens were collected in riparian semideciduous submontane forest patches surrounded by grassland. The paper documented three localities in Minas Gerais.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.