This small antelope is recorded along forest–savanna mosaics from the Sahel margin into north-eastern Central Africa. It is reddish-brown, with a dark face mark and a thin tufted tail. The gray back band can vary.
It has a pale reddish-brown body, a dark facial blaze, and a thin tail ending in a tuft. The guide notes that the gray dorsal band varies among individuals and regions.
Records come from savanna woodland, woodland–grassland mosaics, forest edges, and riverine thickets.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.