The Mesopotamian gerbil is recorded from southern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southwestern Iran. It makes burrows in sparsely vegetated ground and is active around dusk and dawn.
This is a bare-footed gerbil; compared with the related G. nanus, it lacks a clearly defined tuft at the end of its tail.
It is mainly active around dusk and dawn and forms burrow colonies in sparsely vegetated ground between valley floors and desert. Breeding appears to occur throughout the year.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.