Trevor's Free-tailed Bat occurs in separate parts of West and Central Africa. Its short coat includes a dark patch behind and below each ear.
Its fur is short and sleek, and is sparse across the shoulders. The upperparts range from sepia to yellowish brown, the underside is paler, and a dark patch lies behind and below the ear.
Tree hollows are reported as roosts, including small colonies. A pregnant female has also been recorded in western Uganda.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.