[2] It was described in 1890 as a distinct species by Fredericus Anna Jentink, but later reclassified as conspecific with or as a subspecies of Hodgson's bat (M. formosus).
However, a 2014 morphological study found major divergence between M. formosus and M. weberi, and thus split them from one another.
[3] This has also been followed by the American Society of Mammalogists, the IUCN Red List, and the ITIS.
It inhabits primary and secondary tropical forest, likely with some resilience to human habitat degradation.
However, very little is known about this species, and is thus classified as Data Deficient by the IUCN Red List.