The Hairy Big-eared Bat occurs in Central and South America. At a study site in Ecuador, bats carried prey to their roosts and ate mainly katydids and soft-bodied beetles.
The fur on the underside is nearly as dark as the fur on the back. The tail tip extends beyond the membrane between the hind legs.
At La Hesperia Protective Forest in western Ecuador, researchers found that bats carried prey to a roost, discarded hard parts and ate the softer parts. The recorded prey consisted mainly of katydids and soft-bodied scarab beetles.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.