This long-eared bat occurs in forests on Sardinia. Its 2002 original description highlights brown dorsal fur and a notably long, broad tragus.
The dorsal fur is brown, and the tragus inside each ear is long and broad. The original description emphasizes the tragus shape and size among the features distinguishing it from other European Plecotus.
A 2006 Italian guide summarizes records from low- and mid-elevation forest. A few known maternity colonies are in caves or buildings, and winter roosts have been recorded in buildings. Diet and foraging are unknown.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.