This is a cave-dwelling species (Smith and Xie 2008), but has also been recorded roosting in dwellings (Jones et al. 2006) or temple (T. Jiang pers. comm. August 2018). Based on wing shape and call design it is presumed that this bat is suited to flying in cluttered habitats (Jones et al. 2006), presumably forests.

Moderately long ears, wing shape, and dietary composition suggests that foraging may in part occur by gleaning (Jones et al. 2006). Examination of droppings indicates that this species forages on predominantly beetles (80% by volume), as well as Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, and Diptera (Jones et al. 2006). There were single indications of a mite, lepidopteran larva, and dragonfly wing fragment (Jones et al. 2006).

This is an endemic species of China, occurring in the provinces of Beijing, Sichuan, Henan, Jiangsu (Smith and Xie 2008), Anhui (CSIS 2008), Hebei, Shandong (Jiang et al. 2015), and Shanxi (T. Jiang pers. comm. August 2018). It is also known from Shaanxi (Jones et al. 2006). In Shaanxi, a captured bat with substantial sequence divergence (6.7%) and smaller size may represent a cryptic species for this taxon (Jones et al. 2006).

There are no known conservation measures in place for this species. It is not known if the species is present in any protected areas. Research is needed in the areas of population status, biology and ecology, habitat status, and threats. In China, this species was regionally Red Listed as Near Threatened nearly meeting the criteria for listing as Vulnerable A1bcd (Wang and Xie 2004).