This rare bat was first known from the Malay Peninsula and later recorded in southern Thailand. The Thai record is one male caught in a trap set in forest understorey.
Its long dorsal hairs are dark brown with shiny golden tips. Ventral hairs have whitish tips, and the ears are short and broad.
At Bala Forest in Thailand, one adult male was caught in a harp trap set in the understorey of lowland primary rainforest beside a swamp and small stream.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.