A small mammal with a narrow, elongated snout and long hind legs. It lives in dry scrublands of southern Africa and mainly eats ants and termites.
It has a small body, narrow snout, large eyes and ears, and hind legs longer than its forelegs. The yellowish back is speckled by black-tipped hairs, with pale patches behind the ears.
Activity increases around dawn and dusk, and the animals move under the cover of bushes. They mainly eat ants, termites, and other small invertebrates, with some seasonal plant foods.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.