Latitudinal range: -0.3° to 6.8°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (3)

Found in 5 samples

Central African Republic: Salo2 (small mammals), Batouri River (small mammals)

Ghana: Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary (Cassia-Triplochiton forest), Gyemira Forest Reserve

Uganda: Enkombe Sawmill

See also Malacomys edwardsi, Malacomys longipes