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Some forms have two color phases, the darker coat and a yellow pelage.
A white patch of hair, marking the location of a gland, is present on the back, and the ears are edged with white hairs. The underparts are usually brownish. The fur is longer and slightly more silky than that of other hyraxes. It inhabits upland and riverine areas within tropical rainforest or tropical closed forest and is more numerous in areas containing lianas than it is in other habitats. It is arboreal but frequently descends and moves about on the ground.