This akodont ranges from southern Peru through central Bolivia to northwestern Argentina. Records include dry Puna and humid grasslands, with dense grass tussocks and small woodland patches.
Its back is pale olive-brown with black hairs mixed in, and the belly hairs have pale tips. Some individuals have a small white chin patch.
Records cover dry Puna and humid grasslands, including dense grass tussocks, small Polylepis woodland fragments, and rocky grassy sites.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.