The Chibchan water mouse is a semi-aquatic rodent of Andean streams. In Venezuela, it is recorded in the mountains of Táchira.
Its ears are small and hidden in the fur. The whiskers are long and thick; the dark tail has fine fur and a tuft at its tip.
It is active at night and lives by water. It mainly eats small aquatic invertebrates and insects, and sometimes very small fish.
IUCN Red List · Data Deficient (DD) · Global