This long-tailed bat occurs from the Middle East into South Asia. It roosts in rock fissures, caves, and abandoned structures; a study in northern India found it using historical buildings and feeding on insects.
Head-and-body length is 53–65 mm and tail length is 54–78 mm; the tail is longer than the forearm. The fur ranges from pale gray-brown to darker brown and is lighter on the chest and belly.
Reported roosts include rock fissures, shallow caves, wells, underground irrigation tunnels, and rooms in abandoned buildings. In a northern Indian study, all ten roosts were historical monuments. Major prey included true bugs, beetles, grasshoppers, and wasps; diet changed by season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.