This rat is recorded on Mount Hanang, Tanzania, in mountain forest and scrub. It has speckled fur and a relatively short tail.
It has speckled fur and a relatively short tail. Compared with L. verhageni, its hind feet are smaller and its tail is longer; compared with L. aquilus, its head-and-body length is shorter and its ears are longer.
The species account places it in mountain forest and scrub above 2,000 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.