Its dorsal fur varies from dark brown through gray-brown to gray, while the underside is distinctly paler. It is known from wet woodland savannas and associated water sources.
The back varies from dark brown to gray-brown and gray, with paler hair bases. The underside is distinctly paler and sometimes whitish. Wings are dark brown or dark gray-brown and the tail membrane is nearly black.
It is recorded mainly in wet woodland savanna and near water. East African records include Brachystegia woodland; KwaZulu-Natal records include valley bushveld beside major rivers. Reported constant-frequency call components are 84–86 kHz in Malawi, 83.2–84.4 kHz in Eswatini, and 80.6–83 kHz in South Africa. A Zimbabwe record at 78 kHz may be misidentified.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.