Its back is brown-black, and the underside hairs are yellow-brown with black roots. The 2022 supplement describes mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest at about 2,700 m as its habitat, with grass in the understory.
The fur from head to hip is uniformly brown-black, with fine, dense hair on the back. The underside hairs are yellow-brown with black bases. The tail is black above and lighter below.
The species account describes mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest at about 2,700 m. Grass about 50 cm tall forms part of the understory in the reported habitat.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.