This bat is recorded in New Guinea and nearby islands. It is small and robust, with triangular ears and rounded tips. A Manus Island survey recorded it from summit to lowland sites and found no strong habitat preference.
The 1986 account describes a small, robust bat with triangular ears and rounded tips. The rear edge of the ear is markedly concave.
On Manus Island, bats were caught at dusk on Mt Sabomu and recorded at several acoustic survey sites. They were found across all elevations, with no strong habitat preference detected. Earlier reports cited by the survey describe roosts in caves and wall cavities on New Ireland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.