A 2014 first-country record found about 5,000 bats in a cave in lowland rainforest southeast of Edea, Cameroon. Two captured females had deep sepia-brown backs and paler undersides.
Two female specimens captured in Cameroon had deep sepia-brown dorsal fur and paler fur underneath.
In December 2012, observers found about 5,000 bats in a cave on a rocky, forested hill southeast of Edea. The area was lowland rainforest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.