This nocturnal rat is recorded in secondary forests and scrubland in Singapore. Its range also includes the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
Its upperparts are grayish brown and its underside yellowish white. The tail is nearly naked and uniformly brown; it has a pointed snout and short limbs.
It is nocturnal and eats both animal and plant matter. In Singapore it occurs in secondary forest and scrubland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.