This small antelope occurs in northern and central Tanzania. Its coat is described as strongly russet, especially on the flanks. A 2023 field-trip report recorded it frequently in scrubby woodland in Usangu.
In the 2017 specialist account, animals called Madoqua (kirkii) thomasi are described as having especially reddish flanks.
A 2023 Tanzania field-trip report recorded it frequently in scrubby woodland in Usangu.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.