This bat is reported from mountain areas of central and northern Mozambique and southern Malawi. In the Chimanimani survey report published in 2024 paper, photographs show long pointed wings, dark brown fur on the head, large ears, and reddish skin around the muzzle and eyes. The account identifies it by its smaller skull and longer forearm than M. mossambicus.
Figure 5A in the Chimanimani survey paper shows a bat in flight with long, pointed wings. Figure 5B shows dark brown fur on the head, a large ear, and reddish skin around the muzzle and eyes. The account also distinguishes the species by its small skull and a forearm longer than that of M. mossambicus.
The survey reported in 2024 captured bats with mist nets. Its biology account records one at Nhahomba in riparian vegetation at about 600 m and a second at Chikukwa. The material examined lists three adults (two males and one female) from Nhahomba (637 m) and Chikukwa (980 m).
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.