Vernay's climbing mouse has light yellowish-brown body fur and a tail that is black above. The 2023 paper gives Yunnan as its current range while also citing older records from northern Myanmar.
Its body is light brownish yellow. The dorsal side of the tail is black, while the underside is lighter.
The Vernaya fulva section reports specimens collected at elevations of 2,100–3,300 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.