ɪt lˈɪvz ɪn stˈændz ʌv dˈɛns bæmbˈuː ænd bæmbˈuː vˈaɪnz wɪðˌɪn tɹˈɑːpɪkəl mˈɔɪst lˈoʊlənd ænd mˈɔnteɪn fˈɔːɹɪst wɪð θɹˈiːkwˈɔːɹɾɚz ʌv ɪts dˈaɪət bˌiːɪŋ bæmbˈuː.
It lives in stands of dense bamboo and bamboo vines within tropical moist lowland and montane forest with three-quarters of its diet being bamboo.