This golden mole lives in South African grasslands and along marsh edges. It may forage above ground at night, including after rain.
Its coarse fur ranges from yellowish to gray-brown. The underside is paler than the back, and no external tail is visible.
It uses densely vegetated grassland, meadows, and marsh edges on sandy soils. It may come above ground to forage at night after rain.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.