This small fruit-eating bat ranges from Colombia through Ecuador to Peru. Ecuadorian records include the western lowlands and foothills.
The Ecuadorian museum account describes gray-yellow coloration in the fur, noseleaf, and ears.
The Ecuadorian museum account summarizes information under the former genus combination Artibeus ravus: it feeds mainly on fruit and insects and uses tent-like shelters made by cutting Heliconia, palm, and banana leaves. It rests under leaves alone or in family groups of up to five.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.