This tube-nosed bat is recorded from forests in northeastern China. Its fur is described as grayish to dusky brown, without reddish tones. The sources reviewed provide a limited specimen and locality record.
A later comparative paper quotes the original description as generally grayish or dusky brown, with no reddish tone.
The Smithsonian specimen catalogue gives the locality as the forest of North Kirin in the Imienpo district. The sources reviewed do not describe capture behavior, roosts or diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.