This northern Tanzanian mole-rat has yellowish-brown to dark-brown fur. At Jorodom, it was trapped in uncultivated grassland surrounded by crop fields.
The coat ranges from yellowish brown to dark brown, and the underfur is usually black.
The first captured individual at Jorodom came from uncultivated grassland surrounded by crop fields. This describes one collection site.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.