The Ruwenzori horseshoe bat is recorded in mountain areas of central Africa. Its noseleaf and its use of caves and similar roosts are documented in the species account.
Its noseleaf has a rounded upper tip and cup-like structures around the nostrils. The wing membranes are dark grey.
It has been recorded roosting alone or in groups of up to ten in caves and mines. Remains of large moths were found in the digestive tracts of five examined adults.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.