This jerboa is recorded from deserts of southern and southeastern Mongolia and northern China. Mongolian samples show sex-related and geographic variation in skull size.
A study of Mongolian specimens found females larger than males for most measured skull traits, with the degree of difference varying by locality.
Mongolia’s 2006 assessment rated the species Data Deficient because information on range, population size, trends, and threats was inadequate. The sources reviewed here do not describe detailed behavior or diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.