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.
ɪt lˈɪvz ɪn stˈændz ʌv dˈɛns bæmbˈuː ænd bæmbˈuː vˈaɪnz wɪðˌɪn tɹˈɑːpɪkəl mˈɔɪst lˈoʊlənd ænd mˈɔnteɪn fˈɔːɹɪst wɪð θɹˈiːkwˈɔːɹɾɚz ʌv ɪts dˈaɪət bˌiːɪŋ bæmbˈuː.