This squirrel lives in the dry grasslands and savannas of southern Africa. It uses underground burrows and searches for food by day.
Its back is reddish brown, while its belly, face, neck, and limbs are white. Its large, bushy tail is also white.
It lives in burrows in dry grassland and savanna and forages above ground during the day. The account also records it holding its bushy tail over its head to shade itself while feeding.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.