The croslet horseshoe bat has a broadly arched connecting process. The bat also has a short lancet with thickened lobes that enclose the base of the connecting process. The croslet horshoe bat is thickly covered with long hairs.
The species is locally common in Thailand, a population that may contain approximately 1,000 individuals.The bat is found in broad leaved mixed deciduous to evergreen forest in a wide altitudinal range in Thailand, including in a number of protected conservation areas.The croslet horseshoe bat is recorded from Myanmar, Salaween River, Thailand, Western Malaysia, and Lao PDR.