This flying fox occurs on Anjouan and Mohéli in the Comoros. A 2006 species account reports that it eats fruit, leaves, nectar and pollen, and roosts in native evergreen forest.
Its fur is nearly black or dark russet, with tawny to golden hairs on the rump and sides in some individuals. The ears are large and rounded.
It roosts in native evergreen forest on Anjouan and Mohéli. The species account lists fruit, leaves, nectar and pollen as food.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.