This small rat is described as endemic to the montane forest of Mount Lompobatang in southern Sulawesi. Its fur is long and soft.
Its fur is long and soft. The back is ochraceous brown, paling toward the sides; the belly is whitish with gray bases and a faint cinnamon patch on the chest, and the tail is dark throughout.
A 2005 study of Indonesian animal distributions identifies it as endemic to the montane forest of Mount Lompobatang. The sources reviewed do not report its behavior or diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.