This is a subterranean tuco-tuco from Patagonia, with a short, glossy coat mixing olive and brown tones with black. Much of its field natural history remains unknown.
Its coat is short, soft, and glossy, with olive-brown or sepia tones mixed with black. The flanks are paler, the belly is pale buff, and the olive-tawny tail has a dark midline.
Tuco-tucos are subterranean rodents that live in underground burrow systems. The species' diet, daily activity, and much of its natural history are reported as unknown.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.