It has stripes on its back and face, with ears black in front and gray behind. It lives in Pacific Northwest hardwood and conifer forests, often using riparian or shrub-rich cover and rocky slopes for nesting.
The back has five dark stripes alternating with four lighter ones, and the face has gray and brown stripes. The underside is creamy white to gray; the ears are black in front and gray behind.
It mainly uses dense hardwood or conifer forests, often along streams or in dense shrub cover. For nesting it seeks talus slopes with loose rocks that provide shelter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.