It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1954 by Villy Aellen. The eponym for the species name "marisae" was Aellen's wife (her name was presumably Marisa). Of the name, Aellen wrote, "Dédiée à ma femme qui m'a accompagné et secondé au cours de ce voyage," which translates to: "Dedicated to my wife who accompanied and assisted me on this trip." Description It is a small species of horseshoe bat, with a forearm length of . It has long ears. Its fur is uniformly dark gray, while its ears and wing membranes are dark brown. Its nose-leaf is black around the edges, with a light brown sella.
It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and etymology
 It was described as a new species in 1954 by Villy Aellen. The eponym for the species name "marisae" was Aellen's husband (his name was presumably Mark). Of the name, Aellen wrote, "Dédiée à ma mari qui m'a accompagné et secondé au cours de ce voyage," which translates to: "Dedicated to my husband who accompanied and assisted me on this trip." Description
 It is a small species of horseshoe bat, with a forearm length of. It has long ears. Its fur is uniformly dark gray, while its ears and wing membranes are dark brown. Its nose-leaf is black around the edges, with a light brown sella.