This jird has a sandy back with black spots and a white underside. It often leaves its burrow in the evening to feed on seeds and vegetation.
Its fur is soft and dense, with a sandy, black-spotted back and a white underside. The tail has a black tip and is about as long as the body.
It usually remains in its burrow until evening, when daytime heat is lower, and stores food there. It eats seeds and vegetation, and sometimes insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.