It has a white spot at the base of each ear, and males have white shoulder tufts. It mainly eats fruit, with records of nectar feeding in Ghana.
Its coat ranges from gray-brown to russet or tawny. Both sexes have a white spot at the base of each ear; males conceal white fur tufts in shoulder pouches.
It mainly eats fruit and may be found where figs, mangoes, guavas, or bananas are fruiting. Nectar from Parkia clappertoniana flowers has been recorded in Ghana.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.