A leaf-nosed bat found in India and Sri Lanka. A study in dry-zone Sri Lanka recorded bats foraging at dusk and dawn.
Its noseleaf has three additional leaflets, with the outer one smaller than the inner pair. Coat colour ranges from grey to yellowish or orange-brown.
A study of a maternity colony in Sri Lanka's dry zone recorded foraging at dusk and dawn and a diet of insects and spiders.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.