This gerbil has been described with a dark-fawn back and white underside and feet. Its type specimen was collected at Gerlogobi in eastern Africa.
A 1910 description records a dark-fawn back, white underside and feet, and a dark tail tip.
It is nocturnal and terrestrial, and digs burrows. Habitat includes coastal steppe and dry savanna, with sandy areas on bare or sparsely vegetated rocky plains and low grassland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.