This small antelope lives in forests and thickets of southeastern Africa. Its upperparts are reddish brown, its underside is paler, and it dives into nearby bushes when alarmed.
The upperparts are rich reddish brown and the underside is paler. Both sexes have short, straight horns, although females' horns can be smaller and thinner.
It browses on leaves, shoots, seeds, and fruit in forest or thicket. It may follow birds or monkeys and eat fruit they drop.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.