This spiny mouse lives in dry grasslands and rocky areas of East Africa. It is nocturnal and changes its diet with the season.
Its flanks are gray and its underside is white.
It is nocturnal, shelters in rock crevices, and climbs well. The account reports seeds, stems, and leaves in the rainy season, with arthropods also eaten in the dry season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.