Manipur records describe a rat with an iron-gray back, white underside and a pale tail tip. Local reports also place it in fields near forest.
One specimen from Manipur was described with an iron-gray back and white underside. White covered about the distal third to half of its tail.
Local reports from Tamenglong district in Manipur place it in crop fields, especially near forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.