[3] The bat is relatively small, with long, woolly, blackish fur.

It has a dark and complicated noseleaf with pointed lancet located between the eyes, and a pair of lappets on either side of the sella.

[2][4][6] The species is found across Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo, and also suspected to inhabit Singapore, mostly in lowland primary forest.

It roosts singly or in pairs in caves, hollows formed by trees, and also man-made places like culverts.

The main threats to the bat are rapid habitat loss caused by logging, agricultural development, plantations and forest fires, which affects foraging as well as roosting habitat.