Hind foot size is 18 mm, ear length of 21 mm and with a weight of 15-20 g. In Western Australia it is known from the Pilbara and eastern coast to the NE goldfields and Gibson desert (Young Ranges) south to the Nullarbor Plain, to central Northern Territory and western South Australia.

Its habitat includes Acacia, rocky screes with hummock grass and shrubs, and tall open shrubland and woodlands.

A nocturnal species, this marsupial has great agility for jumping.

When breeding during October–November, it burrows a hole under logs and makes its nests out of grass.

It is locally considered to be endangered, but the IUCN Red List indicates that it is of least concern.