Its back is brown and its underside is paler. It has been reported roosting in groups in buildings and trees in towns and villages, and flying early in the evening.
The dorsal fur is brown and the ventral fur is lighter. The account gives this color as a way to distinguish it from the more yellowish S. heathii.
Its life history is little known. It roosts in trees and buildings, sometimes in colonies of several hundred, and early evening flight has been reported.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.