Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat is a medium-to-large bat with large ears and a noseleaf. Bahamian records describe cave roosts and insect gleaning from surfaces such as the ground.
Bahamian populations are described as lighter brown-gray than populations elsewhere in the West Indies. The bat has large ears and a distinct noseleaf.
Bahamian records include cave roosts. At night, it gleans insects and other small prey from the ground or vegetation surfaces.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.