It lives scattered across high-altitude grasslands and scrub in eastern and southern Africa, in populations so poorly studied that its exact separation from other very similar species in the same genus remains a subject of taxonomic debate. Much of what is known about its distribution comes from morphological comparisons of skulls in museum collections.
A small bat with relatively long ears and brown fur. Very similar to other species of the genus Laephotis; reliable separation between them remains not fully resolved and requires detailed morphological analysis of the skull.
There are no published data of sufficient reliability regarding its echolocation call frequency, so no specific figure is given here.
Montane grassland, scrub and high-altitude savanna in Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa and Tanzania.
Presumably nocturnal flying insects, like the rest of its genus.
Little is known of its biology due to the scarcity of field studies on De Winton's Long-eared Serotine.
The species maintains a population considered low risk within its known distribution, with no direct threats identified.
No widespread threats identified.
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