The little yellow-eared bat is small, with yellow-edged ears and no tail. It roosts in leaf tents and mainly eats small fruits.
Its back is buff-brown and its underside is light gray. Yellow borders the ears and tragus, and it has no tail.
Small groups roost in folded-leaf tents and are most active in the forest mid-canopy. Its diet consists of small fruits, especially small figs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.