Buxton's jird is a large gerbil of coastal dunes and sparsely vegetated semidesert. It is nocturnal and digs burrows in soft soil.
The back is reddish sandy and flecked with black, while the underside is white. The tail is about as long as the body and ends in a black hair pencil.
It is nocturnal, digs in soft soil, and lives in small family groups. Its recorded foods include green plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, grain, fruit, and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.