This gerbil lives in the Sahelian and Sudanian savannas. Its orange-brown back, white underside, and dark tuft at the end of the tail are distinctive.
Its back is orange-brown and its belly white, with pale marks around the cheeks and eyes. A dark tuft of fur ends its long tail.
It is active at night and lives in burrows. It mainly eats seeds, stems, and leaves, along with insects; the proportions vary by season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.