The Senegal tateril is a medium-sized rodent that burrows in the sandy Sahel. It is active at night and eats seeds and insects.
It is medium-sized, with reddish-brown upperparts and a sharply demarcated white belly. The cheeks and feet are white, and the slender tail ends in a dark tuft.
It is nocturnal and terrestrial, eats seeds and insects, and digs burrows in sandy soil. Breeding usually begins near the end of the rainy season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.