This small bat is recorded in the Philippines, the Tanimbar Islands, and parts of Borneo. Its fur is dark blackish brown; it uses lowland agricultural and forest habitats and roosts in caves. HMW lists three subspecies but says their status and distributions need genetic confirmation.
Its fur is dense and uniformly dark blackish brown. The ears are small, and the tragus is short and blunt.
It is recorded in lowland agricultural areas, secondary forest, and primary forest, and it roosts in caves.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.