The slender squirrel has olive-brown upperparts and tail with gray underparts. It lives in trees and takes both plant and animal foods by day and night.
Its upperparts and tail are olive-brown, and its underside is gray. The area around the eyes is pale, the tail is slender, and the snout is blunt.
It lives in trees and is active both by day and night. It eats a mixture of plant and animal material and uses forests, parks, and gardens.
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