The Principle of Priority, which is a rule of nomenclature, means that Shamel's species name will be retained as he wrote it, though the common name can change to reflect the accurate spelling.

At times in the past, it has been considered a subspecies of the fierce roundleaf bat, Hipposideros dinops.

[1] This bat roosts in karsts and caves in large groups ranging from hundreds to thousands of individuals.

It meets the criteria for this assessment because it is facing significant threats that may cause severe population declines in the near future.

Limestone extraction from cement companies contributes to the decline of available homes to these bats.