The northern Amazon red squirrel is a large tree squirrel of northwestern Amazonia. It can be difficult to distinguish from the southern Amazon red squirrel in the field, and one feeding study analyzed the two together.
It is a large-bodied Amazonian squirrel. Its coloration and body size resemble those of the southern Amazon red squirrel, making the two difficult to tell apart in the field.
A study in Peru recorded travel and foraging in trees and on the ground. Large palm seeds were among the food records, but behavioral and feeding analyses combined this species with the southern Amazon red squirrel.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.