This species inhabits dipterocarp forest and is found mostly in small trees (Payne et al. 1985). It is found at elevations up to 900 m in the Kelabit Highlands of Sarawak (Malaysia) (Thorington et al. 2012). This species occurs in less degraded areas of logging concessions, where a canopy still exists and also in degraded forests within oil palm plantations. In Sarawak the species has also been encountered in Gmelina arborea and Acacia mangium plantations. This suggests this species is likely to be adaptable and tolerate some habitat disturbance (Wearn pers. comm.).

This species inhabits the lowlands and hills in Sabah and Sarawak, Borneo, below the altitudinal range of Callosciurus orestes (Thorington and Hoffmann 2005), as well as in Kalimantan (Wulffraat et al. 2006).

This species is present in a number of protected areas across its range, but the species itself is not listed as protected.