This bat occurs in dry parts of Mexico and the southwestern United States. Its back is pale yellow, and it lacks a dark facial mask.
The dorsal fur is pale yellow, and hairs on the membrane between the hind legs are brighter yellow. The face lacks a dark mask.
The account places it in dry, thorny vegetation on the Mexican Plateau and western Mexican coast, as well as in deserts of the southwestern United States.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.