It lives in dry scrub and woodland in northeastern Africa and feeds mainly at dawn and dusk. White stripes line its sides; males are grayish brown and females reddish brown.
A white stripe runs down the back, with 11–14 white stripes along each side. Males have grayish-brown coats and spiral horns; females are reddish brown.
It uses scrub and woodland in arid and semiarid areas, generally avoiding open ground and tall grass. It feeds at dawn and dusk on leaves, shrubs, twigs, and grasses.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.