The Gulf of Guinea island populations are described as small bats with dull-brown and orange color forms. On São Tomé and Príncipe they use forests and several kinds of roost; across Africa the name belongs to a species complex.
The island account describes a small leaf-nosed bat with two distinct color forms: dull brown and orange.
Records from São Tomé include caves, abandoned buildings and artificial tunnels as roosts; cave roosts are also reported on Príncipe.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.