It has been recorded in Somaliland, through South Sudan and Ethiopia, into Kenya and Tanzania.

No information is available on the population size of this species, which inhabits savanna habitats and semidesert.

[3] Its species name "aurita" is from Latin "auritus", meaning "having long ears".

Andersen wrote that it was similar in appearance to the hairy slit-faced bat with the exception of its "much longer" ears.

It is documented in association with savanna habitats, though it has also been found in semi-arid climates.