Latitudinal range: 7.0° to 7.4°

Habitats: montane grassland (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (1)

Found in two samples

Ethiopia: Mount Hunkolo (Erica scrub), Web Valley (exclosure 1)

See also Arvicanthis, Arvicanthis afoudensis, Arvicanthis dembeensis, Arvicanthis niloticus, Arvicanthis primaevus, Arvicanthis sp.