The lesser Egyptian jerboa is a small rodent that bounds on long hind legs. It is active at night in deserts and semi-deserts.
Its back is dark and its underside is paler, with a light stripe across the hip. It has large three-toed hind feet and a long tail tipped with a tuft of hair.
It leaves its burrow at night when desert temperatures are cooler and travels by hopping. It eats seeds, grass, roots and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.