This bat has dense fur mixing medium and dark brown on its back and underside. It occurs in southeastern Madagascar, is active at night, and uses caves as daytime roosts.
The dorsal and ventral fur is somewhat long and dense, in medium to dark brown shades. The membranes are dark brown to black.
HMW describes the species as nocturnal and reports caves as daytime roosts. It also records captures in gallery forest and at forest-to-secondary-habitat edges.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.