A Japanese vole recorded in grassland, farmland, and other open ground. It uses underground tunnels in places such as riverbanks and pastures.
The back is reddish-free brown to grayish yellow-brown, and the underside is grayish white.
A Chikugo River guide records it in farmland, riverbanks, and pastures, and describes underground tunnels.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.