M. brevipalmata is a little-known and uncommon grassland frog associated with waterlogged or marshy areas, but it has also been recorded from suitable wet patches of forest and lightly degraded former forest.
M. brevipalmata is an underrecognized and rare grassland frog that inhabits waterlogged or marshy regions, though it has been observed in moist patches within forests and in slightly damaged areas formerly occupied by forests.