This horseshoe bat is recorded in the northwestern Himalaya. Its dark-brown to black back has pale hair tips that give it a frosted appearance.
The fur is long and thick, dark brown to black on the back, with pale tips that look frosted. The underside is slightly lighter.
A lone male roosted in a tunnel in Himachal Pradesh. Earlier records also report solitary animals in caves and abandoned structures.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.