This species inhabits high elevations (1,200-3,350 m) in the moist montane forests and cloud forests (Woodman and Stephens 2009). Most specimens have been obtained in forests of pine or oak, frequently containing cypress, fir, or alder, and often interspersed with sacaton or mosses (Choate and Fleharty 1974). Its biology is poorly known.

This species occurs in southern highlands above 1,200 m asl in southern Mexico (Chiapas) and southern and central Guatemala, northern El Salvador, and western Honduras (Hutterer 2005, Woodman 2010). It is known from 900 to 3,400 m asl (Reid 1997).

It is found in several protected areas, such as Montecristo and Celaqui National Parks, Reserva Ecológica El Triunfo, and Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve.