Tarabul's gerbil is a nocturnal desert rodent that eats dry seeds. The study describes it as independent of drinking water and reliant on water produced through metabolism.
At the inner corner of the eye is a transparent to translucent nictitating membrane, or third eyelid. The study also examined the gland attached to it.
It is nocturnal and eats mainly dry, carbohydrate-rich seeds. The paper describes it as not depending on free drinking water or moist food.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.