This horseshoe bat was described from the Malay Peninsula. The original account includes specimens collected in lowland, hill and submontane dipterocarp forest.
The dorsal fur is orange-brown and the underside is paler. The wing membrane is brown, and the noseleaf forms a large horseshoe.
The original description reports specimens from dipterocarp forest on the Malay Peninsula, including lowland, hill and submontane forest localities.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.