The Hamiguitan Batomys is known from Mount Hamiguitan in eastern Mindanao, Philippines. The original survey recorded it in the transition between lowland and montane forest and in primary montane forest.
The dorsal pelage is described as yellowish brown.
The Mount Hamiguitan survey recorded specimens in the transition between lowland and montane forest and in primary montane forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.