[2] They chose the species name "canuti" to honor Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen.

"[3] Thomas and Wroughton chose to honor Andersen when naming the species "in recognition of the exhaustive work he has done on this complicated and difficult group.

It has a very narrow connecting process between the sella and the posterior lancet.

It is nocturnal, roosting in sheltered places during the day such as caves.

[4] These roosts likely consist of many individuals, as it is presumed to be a colonial species.