
This small mammal has a furry belly and a white throat. Its ears are pointed with long hairs at the tips. It can be reddish, but there are also grey or even black examples. It is an excellent climber, capable of leaping from tree to tree. It builds its nest high up in the trees, at the fork of a branch and sometimes in a cavity. Its food mainly consists of seeds. Uniquely, it stores them burying them one or two centimetres deep.