The basal part of the tail is well furred, and the remainder is nearly naked but fringed laterally with long, relatively stiff hairs. The pelage is soft, thick, and woolly. Gliding membranes are not present. The eyes are large, and the ears are small and naked. The tip of the tail is prehensile.
Females have one medially placed teat in a well-developed pouch, which opens anteriorly.
Two lateral teats have also been reported. This possum inhabits rainforest and lower moss forest at altitudes of up to 1,900 meters. It reportedly nests in tree holes. An adult male and an adult female with a single pouch young were collected together in a leafy nest in a small tree in January. Another female with a single pouch young was taken in October.