This rice rat lives in Colombia's Andean mountains. Its back is yellowish to ochraceous brown, and it has conspicuous white fur patches on the chest and throat.
The back fur is long, dense and yellowish to ochraceous brown. The underside is grey, with conspicuous white patches on the throat and chest that rarely reach the abdomen.
A geographic study places this species on forested slopes in the Colombian Andes. The species account does not provide further behaviour or diet details.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.