This sengi is restricted to the Nama-Karoo of South Africa. It has a tuft at the end of its tail, and the species description reports it from rocky habitat.
The tail tip has a noticeable tuft. The back and forehead are described as yellow-tinged gray-brown with blackish-brown grizzling. The tuft is more pronounced than in E. edwardii but less so than in E. rupestris.
The species description reports this sengi from high-elevation rocky habitat in the Nama-Karoo.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.