The secretive dwarf squirrel is described as the smallest squirrel on Sulawesi. It is diurnal and recorded in montane forest at 1,500–2,000 m in the Mekongga Mountains.
The monograph describes it as the smallest squirrel on Sulawesi. Its back, head, and tail are dark brown flecked with pale buff; the underside is dark grayish white, and the outer ears are white.
It is diurnal and occurs in tropical montane forest at 1,500–2,000 m, including transitional forest between lower and upper montane zones.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.