This squirrel occurs only in southern Palawan. It is active by day and eats fruits and seeds.
The back is rich rusty red and the underside bright rusty orange. Black and rusty-red hairs make the long tail bushy; the snout is blunt and the ears are small.
It is diurnal and feeds mainly on fruits and seeds. In southern Palawan it is found in lowland forest and agricultural areas.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.