This cloud-forest rodent is recorded in eastern Ecuador and Colombia. A 2018 paper reported the first record from Colombia.
Captured specimens had ochre to golden fur on the underside and a white patch of hairs on the throat.
A 2014 Colombian survey captured four individuals at sites that included Andean foothill primary forest with lianas and palms, and Guácharos Cave.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.