Alpine chiropractors are slightly larger in size, generally growing to 105.88mm, with an average weight of 39.34g and an average tail length of 88.48mm, accounting for 83.57% of the head and body length. The ears are small, with an average length of 15.59mm, and cannot reach the corner of the eye when folded forward. The back and the outside of the limbs of Alpine chiropractor are ochre-brown and reddish, with black hairs interspersed and dense to the dorsal midline, resulting in a darker color, but no black lines are formed, and the hair base is dark gray. The coat around the eyes is light, and most individuals form a pale ring.

The ear shells of the alpine mouse are covered with short hairs on both sides, consistent with the color nearby . The lower body is from the chin to the anus, including the inside of the limbs, with white hair with dark gray hair base; no black hair mixed with the body side, so the color is bright. The dorsum of the alpine mouse is gray. The tail is two-colored, gradually turning from black-brown to white on the ventral surface; the tail hair is short, thin and sparse, failing to cover the scales. Some individuals have bright orange-yellow hair areas at the base of the tail and the junction of the inside of the limbs.