Euoticus pallidus is usually found in the mid to high canopy of tropical moist forest, including secondary forest. It feeds on tree gums and resins. It appear to be largely confined to lower elevations, perhaps due to a paucity or absence of gum-producing trees at higher elevations (above 1,600 m asl) (Oates pers. obs. 2016). It gives birth to a single young annually.

Euoticus pallidus is patchily distributed in areas of lowland and montane moist forest from the Niger River in Nigeria to the Sanaga River in Cameroon, as well as on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. There are two subspecies: E. p. pallidus is endemic to Bioko Island, where its range is <2,000 km², while E. p. talboti occurs in Nigeria and Cameroon.

Euoticus pallidus is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Present in several protected areas including: Cross River National Park (Nigeria), Korup, Takamanda and Mt. Cameroon national parks, and Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary (Cameroon); and Gran Caldera Scientific Reserve and Pico Basilé National Park (Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea). E. pallidus populations in these protected areas are relatively secure.