This small bat is endemic to Madagascar and has been recorded roosting in caves, rock fissures, and buildings.
Its soft fur ranges from grey-brown to charcoal and is paler underneath; the blunt snout turns slightly upward. Adult males have developed throat glands.
It roosts by day in caves, rock fissures, and buildings. Colonies observed in the study were usually smaller than 100 bats.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.