The underparts are slightly paler than the upper parts. The feet are yellow and the toes are whitish. The tail is scantily covered with brown hairs that form an inconspicuous tuft at the tip. The short ears, scarcely projecting above the fur, are thickly covered with rufous brown hairs. This rodent is externally modified for an arboreal life.
Females have six mammae.
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