This bat is recorded in rainforests and rainforest-savanna mosaics. Its dark sepia-brown fur and pale shoulder spot are noted in a 2026 taxonomic comparison.
The fur is dark sepia brown with a conspicuous pale shoulder spot and no flank stripe. The wings are dark brown and not reticulated, according to a 2026 comparative treatment.
The species is reported from rainforest and rainforest-savanna mosaics. In Kenya, the checklist records it at Kakamega Forest, where grassy glades occur within tall evergreen forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.