This bat has large ears and a broad, horseshoe-shaped noseleaf. Its fur is long and fine, and the back varies from dark red to brown.
Ear length is 21–24.1 mm and forearm length 47.6–51.2 mm. The pointed upper part of the noseleaf has concave sides.
It lives mainly in intact forest and roosts in caves by day.
The back hairs are paler at their bases, while the belly varies from brown to pale greyish brown.
A tuft of hair lies between the central and pointed upper parts of the noseleaf. It is straw yellow in the nominate subspecies and reddish brown in the Timor subspecies.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.