This large bat has specimen records from northeastern Africa and Yemen. It has a dark brown head and back, and records describe roosts in mountain caves and lava caves.
The 2015 revision describes a dark chocolate-brown head and back, a cream collar extending from the nape across the back, a lighter brown underside, and a narrow line of white fur along the body and wing membranes.
The 2015 revision reports this species using mountain caves and lava caves as roosts. Recorded sites include Mount Suswa and Ithundu in Kenya’s Chyulu Hills, and Sof Omar in Ethiopia.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.