This forest squirrel has a longer tail than head-and-body length in the Gabon record. The CNRS account says it often comes to the ground and eats insects, palm nuts, and leaves.
The CNRS caption reports a head-and-body length of 33 cm and a tail length of 36 cm for its Gabon record.
It is described as strictly forest-dwelling, often encountered on the ground, and feeding on insects, palm nuts, and leaves.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.