This spotted, short-tailed brush-furred rat has been recorded in the highlands of Mount Meru, around wet grassland patches within moist montane forest.
It is described as a spotted, short-tailed brush-furred rat. The consulted sources do not establish a reliable coat color.
At 2,600–3,050 m on Mount Meru, it was recorded around wet grass clearings, pools, and papyrus patches surrounded by moist montane forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.