The current MDD page lists this Somali rodent as Ochromyscus brockmani. A 1910 account from Somaliland records it among rocky gullies and nearby plains.
The 1910 account describes a fawn-brown back flecked with black hairs, a white underside and feet, and a long tail with dark hairs at its tip.
At Upper Sheikh, the account reports the animal among rocks and stones in gullies or on nearby stony plains.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.