The type specimen is a female that weighed 1,400 g (49 oz), shot by Kitchener in a sandstone crevice on an evening in November 1976 at the Mitchell Plateau, near to a site named Crystal Creek.

Other specimens were obtained at the Mitchell Plateau, as well as from Boongaree, Katers and Bigge Islands (of the Bonaparte Archipelago) and within Prince Regent National Park.

[5][6] The smallest species of the genus, the length of their head and body combined is 300 to 350 millimetres (12 to 14 in) and they weigh a relatively light 950 to 1,400 grams (34 to 49 oz).

The tail is 265 to 390 mm (10.4 to 15.4 in), a tawny colour with back flecking, and distinguished by dark brown tufted hair that begins two thirds along its length.

The fore part of the head is a deeper reddish brown, becoming paler at the cheek, a similar colour is found across the upper limb.

[6] The distribution range is restricted to high rainfall locations, with 1,200 to 1,400 mm (47 to 55 in) of precipitation annually, at the coast and islands of the Kimberley region.