This small bat is recorded from bamboo forest in Yunnan, China. HMW describes records from around 670 m and bats found in hollow bamboo internodes.
The back is rich blackish brown, becoming brighter tawny over the shoulders, neck, and head. The throat and chest are paler brownish grey, while the lower chest and belly are rufescent black. HMW describes rounded fleshy pads at the bases of the thumbs and on the soles of the hind feet.
HMW records the species in bamboo forest at about 670 m in Yunnan and reports roosting in hollow bamboo internodes. Three bats were found with Tylonycteris tonkinensis.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.