[citation needed] Anderson's gerbil is a medium-sized rodent with a tail that is long compared to the rest of its body.

This rodent has dense fur with a tan color along with some reddish tint on the upper part of the body with a white underbelly.

[3] Anderson's gerbil inhabits coastal plains of North Africa and the Middle East, from Tunisia and northern Libya to Egypt, Israel, and southwestern Jordan.

The evidence for this mammal tends to suggest that it has a nomadic lifestyle considering that the warrens that it builds are not as complex as other genera of gerbils.

The breeding season occurs during late winter and early spring, coinciding with the seed shedding of this plant.