This bat is recorded from the Central Cordillera and northern Sierra Madre of Luzon. Its back is buff-brown, while the underside grades from pale at the throat to grayish buff along the sides and belly. Specimens came from several lowland and lower-montane forests.
The dorsum is nearly uniform, with buff-based hairs tipped light brown. The throat is light buff, grading to grayish buff on the sides and abdomen; the rear edge of the ear has a notch.
Specimens in the species account came from 200–1,050 m in intact lowland dipterocarp forest, disturbed lowland forest, regenerating limestone forest, and disturbed lower mossy forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.