This bat occurs in Southeast Asia. At Sao La Hue Nature Reserve in central Vietnam, many were observed flying over streams. A morphology study describes its noseleaf as broader than that of the related H. pomona.
The noseleaf is broader than in H. pomona, and the anterior leaf has developed lobes beside the nostrils, according to the comparative paper.
At Sao La Hue Nature Reserve in central Vietnam, many were observed flying over streams. The survey authors note that little is known about the species’ habitat and ecology.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.