This bat has brown back fur with whitish bases, and its tongue tip may show even at rest. It ranges from Mexico through Central America to northern and western Colombia.
The dorsal fur is brown with whitish bases. The tongue tip sometimes extends outside the mouth while the bat is at rest.
Records from Mexico and Central America describe mainly moths and fruit in the wet season, and nectar and pollen in the dry season. These regional records were published as G. soricina and later reassigned to this species.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.