This free-tailed bat occurs along the coast from Western Australia to the Northern Territory. Records associate it with mangroves in the west and woodland farther north.
The dorsal fur has cream-colored bases with light orange-brown or gray-brown frosting; the underside is cream to yellow-cream. The upper lip has a pale creamy fringe.
Records associate the species with mangroves in Western Australia and woodland in the Northern Territory. It roosts in tree hollows.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.