Abundance: 0.06 to 8.73% (median 3.40%)

Latitudinal range: -26.0° to 0.9°

Habitats: (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (1)

Found in 3 samples

Botswana: Mokolodi Nature Reserve

Kenya: Kapsomin (Late Miocene)

South Africa: Plovers Lake (Late Pleistocene)

See also Steatomys intermedius, Steatomys minus, Steatomys pratensis