It has been recorded from floodplains, mangroves, patchy monsoon forests, and nearby woodlands. The roosting habitats are not clear. Because it has been recorded in the Northern Territory up to 70 km from the nearest rocky habitats, it is likely to roost in tree hollows or similar situations (Milne et al. 2003), and some Aboriginal people claim that it roosts at the base of Pandanus leaves. The species flies above the tree canopy, but it may be found closer to the ground in open areas (Milne and McKean 2008).

This species is found in wet-dry tropics of the western Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia (Milne et al. 2003), but it may be more widespread further east across the Top End (Milne and McKean 2008, Milne and Pavey 2011). There are records of echolocation calls from the eastern Kimberley region of Western Australia near Kununurra and nearby over the border in the Northern Territory (Lumsden et al. 2005).