This arboreal squirrel occurs in coastal and evergreen forests of Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil.
The fur is short and thin. The back is grizzled ochraceous buff and black; the chest and upper belly are dark orange, with a paler throat and lower belly. A pale buff ring surrounds the eye.
It is diurnal and arboreal, feeding mainly on seeds and fruits, including those of the maripa palm. The monograph reports that it is absent from secondary and logged forests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.