A U.S. Forest Service species review depicts a gray-and-white squirrel with long, pointed ear tufts. It is closely associated with ponderosa pine forests.
The individual pictured in the source has gray-and-white fur and long, pointed tufts on its ears.
It is active by day and eats ponderosa pine seeds, inner bark, buds, and pollen cones.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.