The summit of Sierra de Jimulco is covered in pine-oak forest.
The associated vegetation of the pine-oak forests varies with elevation and exposure.
It is known to inhabit deep gullies and rocky hillsides in pine-oak forests.
This same study found the most probable vegetation or habitat of the ancestral area to be pine-oak forests.
The lakeshore is covered in a pine-oak forest.
The natural vegetation of the area is lowland rainforest with pine-oak forests in the extreme north.
The park is characterized by pine-oak forests and high mountain grassland.
These species are most common in pine-oak forests where acorns are abundant.
It also has been found in pine-oak forest and in scrub and cacti.
It also inhabits the pine-oak forest near Guatemala City.