This tube-nosed bat was described from a single male captured in an arid cave in Yushu City, Qinghai, China.
The dorsal fur is black at the base with brown to golden-brown tips; the underside has black bases and gray-white tips. The ears are small, rounded, and not notched.
The collection site was an arid cave beside a river. The description reports one male and provides little information on its regular feeding or activity.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.