[citation needed] It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist, mangrove and montane forests, and savanna.

The species shows some migratory patterns with both sexes moving between forest and savanna habitats.

It is migratory, with both sexes moving between forest and savanna habitats.

When feeding, the bats may clasp the ball of flowers, lapping nectar from the circular depression.