Rahm’s brush-furred rat has a compact build with short legs and tail. The report records it in montane forest and a Rwandan wetland forest.
The report describes it as compact, with short legs and a short tail.
Primary montane forest is listed as a preferred habitat. In Rwanda’s Kamiranzovu Swamp, it was observed in Carapa–Syzygium swamp forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.