[2] It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and is possibly extinct in the Negev Desert of Israel.

The tail is nearly naked but ends in a large tuft of hair which is black at the base and white at the tip.

[3] On the African continent, the greater Egyptian jerboa is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt.

It occupies a wide range of habitat types including deserts and semi-deserts, sand dunes near the coast, marshes, pasture, and arable land.

It shelters inside during the day, emerging at dusk or at night to forage for seeds, shoots and roots.