This five-toed jerboa bounds on long hind legs. It digs burrows in open steppe and semi-desert and eats plants and insects.
Its hind legs are long, and its tail is longer than the body, ending in a black-and-white feather-like tuft. The back ranges from yellow-brown to sandy shades across its range.
It is nocturnal and eats seeds, green and underground plant parts, and insects. The proportions vary by region and season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.