Tarim rabbits are generally active in the morning and evening, but vary with the season. In winter, in order to avoid predators, they only come out for food before dawn and after dusk. Most of them are active in the soft sand dunes with red willows. They dig the roots of plants such as reeds, apocynum, licorice, and camel thorns for food. During the day, they hide in the sand. under the bushes. In summer, they often come out during the daytime, and they often go to the river to drink water. They like to eat the rinds of shrubs, semi-shrubs, young shoots and green grass.

Tarim Rabbit is an endemic species only distributed in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang. The adult rabbit weighs 1.9 kg and is long 43 cm, the tail is only 8 cm short, and there is a pair of large ears, which is 1/4 of the body length. The front legs are short and the hind legs are long and strong, suitable for running. The head and back are sandy brown, the sides are sandy yellow, and the abdomen is white. It is a typical animal in the plains and deserts. There are many sandbags in Populus euphratica forests and red willow shrubs. It feeds on reeds and desert plants. It reproduces 2/3 times a year, and each litter is 3/5 offspring.