A small gazelle of the high Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it has a slender body and long legs. It is usually seen alone or in small herds.
It has a compact body, a slender build and long, thin limbs. Its coat may change from sandy in winter to gray in summer.
It uses high-altitude plains, hills and stony plateaus, including rangeland with varied forage. It is usually found alone or in small herds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.