This squirrel is recorded on Samar and Leyte in the Philippines. Historical specimen notes describe a face like the back in color and dark upper surfaces of the feet.
Meyer quotes Steere’s account of a face matching the back in color and dark gray upper surfaces of the feet. Meyer reports that the same distinguishing traits were present in young specimens.
The 2016 IUCN assessment reports the squirrel from primary and secondary lowland and montane forests, lower edges of mossy forest, and some agricultural areas. These habitat records do not describe behavior or population size.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.