Saccopteryx canescens has pale-brown to grayish fur and faint lines on its back. In Bolivia, records are limited to Santa Cruz, and the bat feeds on insects.
Its fur is light brown to grayish and frosted in appearance, with a pair of faint dorsal lines. The ears are narrow and notched along the outer margin.
It feeds on insects and inhabits green, multi-layered forest below 1,500 m. The cited account provides no breeding information.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.