Vincent's bush squirrel is known from Mount Namuli in Mozambique. Records are from above 1,000 m, and a survey observed it several times inside Manho Forest.
The Mount Namuli survey reports that it is slightly larger than the related P. palliatus.
A 2009 survey observed it several times inside Manho Forest on Mount Namuli. The report does not provide detailed records of its diet or activity period.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.