It is a common species in suitable tropical forest habitat and the IUCN lists its conservation status as being of "Least concern".

It lives in both primary and secondary tropical forests and is tolerant of some degree of habitat degradation.

[3] The white-striped dorcopsis is a terrestrial herbivore and browser[4] but has also been seen during daylight hours turning over flat stones in search of insects and other organisms.

[3] It also feeds on the fruiting bodies of fungi and may play a part in spreading spores and thus maintaining healthy mycorrhizal communities in the forest.

It is present in both primary and secondary forest and in some protected areas, and apart from some hunting for food, does not face any significant threats.