This diurnal squirrel occurs on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its back is reddish brown, its head and shoulders are grey, and its tail has alternating dark and grey bands.
The head, shoulders, and forefeet are greyish, while the back and rump are reddish chestnut. The tail has black-and-grey bands; underside color varies by region and subspecies.
It is active by day and is seen alone or in pairs. It eats fruits, seeds, and arthropods, using lower and middle forest layers while also nesting high in the canopy.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.