This flying squirrel occurs in the Mindanao faunal region. In the Kitanglad Range, observers saw silky brown fur with dark markings around the eyes and recorded the animals gliding from tree to tree.
Animals seen in lowland forest in the Kitanglad Range had long, silky brown fur and nearly black markings around the eyes, ears, neck, and tail.
In the Kitanglad Range, observers saw the squirrels glide from branch to branch and land in the canopy. They did not see them on the ground during the observations.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.