It has a blackish-grey back and pale-grey underside. In the Central American highlands, it is recorded in forests and nearby cultivated areas.
Its dorsal fur is medium blackish gray, its underside pale gray, and its tail is slightly bicolored like the body.
In Central America, it is recorded at 975–1,650 m in evergreen broadleaf forest, pine-oak forest and cultivated areas near forest.
The claw on the middle digit of the forefoot is short, less than 2 mm long.
The lower incisor has two small denticles separated by deep notches.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.