[3] In 1992, Hill published that it was synonymous with the broad-eared horseshoe bat, R.

[4][1] In 2013, a morphological and genetic analysis concluded that R. tatar was distinct from the broad-eared horseshoe bat.

Individual hairs are bicolored: on the back, they have white bases and dark brown tips, while on the belly they have white bases and medium-brown tips.

[3] R. tatar is insectivorous, gleaning prey from foliage or hawking them from the air.

[1] It is known to be affected by ectoparasites including two families of bat flies: Nycteribiidae (genus Stylidia) and Streblidae.