This diurnal squirrel spends most of its time on the ground. It has a gray-brown back, a pale underside, and flank stripes that vary among subspecies.
The head is pointed, the upperparts are gray-brown to tawny, and the underside is pale. Pale and dark stripes run along the sides; their number varies among subspecies.
It is diurnal and mainly terrestrial, though it sometimes climbs on fallen or leaning bamboo. Natural-history information on its wild diet is limited; wild bananas are among the foods reported.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.