The northern broad-nosed bat has tawny, reddish-brown upper fur and a broad, squarish muzzle. It catches insects in flight near cluttered vegetation.
Its dorsal fur is tawny brown with a light reddish tinge, while the underside is slightly paler. The ears are relatively slender and triangular, and the muzzle is broad and squarish.
It aerial-hawks insects close to cluttered vegetation. In the forest understory of Queensland, it has been observed foraging about 4-5 m above the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.