In South Asia, this species roosts in caves in hilly areas, and is found in montane forests, bamboo forests and cultivated areas (Molur et al. 2002, Bates and Harrison 1997). In Myanmar the species has been recorded from agricultural areas, in Thailand it is found in good forest which is surrounded by agricultural land. The species appears to be associated with limestone caves (P. Bates and S. Bumrungsri pers. comm.). In Viet Nam, it is predominantly found in limestone areas but does not appear to be dependent on this substrate (Furey pers. comm.). In China, it has been recorded hibernating in caves and bomb shelters. In China echolocation call frequencies of this species have been recorded at 65.1 KhZ (male) in Anhui, 66.4 KhZ (male) in Jiangxi, 57.5 KhZ (male) in Hunan, 53.7 KhZ (male) in Guizhou.

This species is widely distributed in northern South Asia, southeast and central China, and much of continental Southeast Asia. In South Asia it has been recorded from Bangladesh (Khan 2001, Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu 2005), Bhutan (Phuntsholing), India (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and West Bengal) and Nepal (Central and Eastern Nepal) (Molur et al. 2002). In China, the species has been reported from Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi and Hunan (Smith and Xie 2008). In Southeast Asia it has been recorded in Myanmar, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. It has been recorded from an altitudinal range of 610 to 3,077 m asl (Molur et al. 2002). It has been recorded at an altitude of 123 m in Jiangsu of China.

There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species. The species has not been recorded from any protected areas in South Asia. Additional studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, breeding biology and general ecology of this species (Molur et al. 2002). It has been recorded in a few protected areas in China. It is not known if the species is present in protected areas in Southeast Asia.