In Kerala in southwestern India, this bat has been recorded in both tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. A 2026 paper formally described Rhinolophus indorouxii as a distinct new species.
Kerala photographs show individuals with brown, orange-and-brown, gold-and-orange, and dark-orange fur.
A Kerala field survey recorded this species in both tropical evergreen and deciduous forests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.