This small bat is recorded across the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Its mean forearm length is 37.2 mm, and dorsal fur varies from gray-brown to chestnut, reddish, or golden brown. In 2021, one male was rescued in a village in Rajasthan, India.
Adults are reported to weigh about 7–8 g, with a wingspan of about 250 mm. Mean forearm length is 37.2 mm (range 33–42 mm). The ears, naked facial areas, wings, and tail membrane are dark brown. Dorsal fur varies from gray-brown through chestnut and reddish to golden brown; ventral hairs have dark bases and pale gray tips.
In November 2021, an injured adult male was rescued in Kusthala village, Rajasthan. The site was beside a small settlement and agricultural fields, about 4.5 km from the forests of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve. This is a record of one bat found in a village landscape, not evidence that the species generally selects this habitat or a description of its daily behavior.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.