The large Mindanao leaf-nosed bat is endemic to the Philippines and has been reported from caves and secondary lowland forest.
A female caught on Siargao had medium brown fur with an orange tint above, pale creamy orange fur below, and a narrow, simple noseleaf.
In 2016, a female was caught at 21:00 in a net set across a stream near a small cave. This is one capture record, not a complete account of its daily behavior.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.