This small-to-medium spear-nosed bat occurs in the Guianas and northern Amazonia. It has dark smoky-brown fur, large rounded ears, and a short, broad noseleaf.
Its dorsal and ventral fur is dark smoky brown; the underside may be slightly lighter or nearly the same color. The ears are large and rounded, and the noseleaf is short and broad.
It has been recorded roosting in caves, including a group with pregnant females in an iron cave in southeastern Brazil. The source has no detailed record of its diet or activity pattern.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.