This mongoose is known from southwestern Angola and northern Namibia. Angolan animals are tan or yellowish, while Namibian animals are nearly black with a reddish tinge. In Namibia it lives among large granite boulders and the drainages and woodlands connecting them.
Animals in southwestern Angola have tan or yellowish fur. Those in northwestern and northcentral Namibia have very dark, nearly black fur with a reddish tinge.
In northern Namibia it occupies large granitic boulders and the drainages and woodlands connecting them. Studies in Namibia also report predominantly solitary behavior.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.