This antelope was recorded in the mountains of northern Somaliland. Its coat was described as stiff and bristly, and it was seen bounding from rock to rock.
In the 1910 Somaliland account, each hair was described as stiff and bristle-like, with a creamy-white chest and belly. The tail was short. Horns were usually present only on males and were described as short, straight, and parallel.
In an observation on the Golis Range, the klipspringers bounded between rocks and found footing on narrow ledges. Drake-Brockman watched one pair with a young animal for about half an hour: the female repeatedly made a trumpet-like call when she noticed him, while the male tried to hide behind rocks and bushes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.