This small rodent is recorded from mountains in southeastern New Guinea. The three known specimens are male, and every reported capture was made on the ground.
In the three reported male specimens, the upper fur was long, thick, and smoky gray, slightly paler below; the tail had a white tip.
All reported captures were made on the ground. The regional habitat on the Southeast Papuan Peninsula is described as evergreen lower montane rainforest at 1,300–1,600 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.