A topi restricted to the Serengeti–Mara ecosystem of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The 2011 account notes larger purplish patches on the shoulders and haunches and feeding in medium-grass areas and lightly wooded savanna.
The shoulders and haunches bear large purplish patches that stand out clearly from the body color.
It uses medium-grass areas and lightly wooded savanna, feeding on green grass near lakes and floodplains.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.