This small rodent was described from mountain forest in Fengjie County, Chongqing, China. The study specimens were caught near roads in forest with bamboo underbrush.
The back is dark gray and underside creamy white. It has long whiskers and large, sparsely furred ears. The eyes are vestigial, but the paper does not say it is blind.
The study specimens were captured at 1,579–1,883 m in mountainous forests with bamboo underbrush adjacent to roads.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.