The only known specimens were collected from primary lowland and montane forest from 500 to 1,450 m (Heaney and Ruedi 1994, Heaney and Utzurrum 1991, Rabor 1986). It is not known whether or not it can adapt to anthropogenic habitats outside forest, though this is unlikely.

The species is endemic to the Philippines, where it is known only from the Cuernos de Negros volcanoes in southern Negros island (Heaney and Ruedi 1994, Heaney and Utzurrum 1991, Rabor 1986). The species might be found to occur in northern Negros, but surveys in the north have not used appropriate techniques to catch this species and so it is not known if its range extends further than the Cuernos de Negros volcanoes.

Currently the species is not known from any protected areas, and conservation of the small amount of remaining habitat is needed urgently. Research on its distribution, population, habitat and ecology is also essential. This includes appropriate surveys for this species on the islands Panay and Cebu.