This small bat ranges from northern Mexico to Panama. It mainly inhabits tropical deciduous and semideciduous forests, roosts in caves, and eats insects.
Its fur is long, soft, and dense. Adult backs range from orange-brown and yellow-brown to chestnut or reddish; the underside is paler and can be nearly white.
This insectivorous bat roosts in caves and mainly inhabits tropical deciduous and semideciduous forests. Most records are below 300 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.