This squirrel occurs on Sulawesi and nearby islands. It has been recorded in the canopy of lowland evergreen rainforest and has black and orange flecks on its dark back.
The dark-brown back is flecked with black and orange. The cheeks are buff to ochre, and the underside is reddish brown.
Its main habitat is lowland tropical evergreen rainforest, where it moves through the canopy along interlaced branches and woody vines. Stomach analyses found figs to be especially common among its foods.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.