The Malayan horseshoe bat is a small horseshoe bat. Its back ranges from brown to reddish brown, and studies report geographic variation in the frequency of its echolocation calls.
The sella on its noseleaf is broad and rounded, with pale coloring around it. The dorsal fur is brown or reddish brown, while the underside is paler.
The review reports geographic variation in echolocation frequency, with lower-frequency calls in northern samples and higher-frequency calls in southern samples.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.