The woolly akodont is a small rodent of cool, damp coastal shrubland, peat bogs, and places close to forest in southern Chile and Argentina. Its soft, dense fur can appear yellowish olive.
Its dense, soft coat is made mostly of gray hairs with ochre tips, giving it a yellowish olive appearance. The gray underside has whitish tips, and the hairy tail is darker above and paler below.
It occurs in southern Chile and Argentina, including moist coastal habitats such as peat bogs and low shrubland near forest. It is mainly nocturnal in austral summer; its diet is unknown.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.