This gerbil has a dark sandy-brown to orange-brown back, a white underside, and white patches behind the ears. It is known from arid savanna in Djibouti and northern Somalia.
The dorsal coat is dark sandy to orange-brown and the underside is white. There is a distinct white patch behind each ear, and the tail ends in a dark-brown hair pencil.
It is reported from arid parts of the Somali-Masai savanna zone. The source gives no specific food or foraging observations.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.