The fur is thick and woolly, and is grey over most of the body, fading to buffy-yellow on the head and underparts.

[4] The feet are broad, with stout claws and ridges on the underside of the toes that aid in climbing trees.

Females do not have a pouch, but have fifteen teats arranged in a circle - more than in any of this species' closest relatives.

[6] The opossum is arboreal, solitary, and nocturnal, spending most of its time in the forest understory.

Little is known of their reproductive biology, but they appear to breed throughout the year, and mothers have been captured with up to seven young attached to their teats.