It is found in Bangladesh,[2] China, India (Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and West Bengal), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan (Punjab), Philippines, Sri Lanka (Central Province), Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.

The only known information for the bat in this area is that it can be found in the warmer valleys of northeast Indonesia and in rice pad fields in Sri Lanka.

[4] The bat has also been found to inhabit the forest understory of these regions and roosts in hollow trees or dead clusters of leaves.

The bat can also sustain habitat modifications and is well known in protected areas, which makes it less likely to for its population to decline.

[9][10][11] This relationship appears to be mutualistic, with the plant providing shelter for the bats and in return receiving additional nitrogen input in the form of faeces.