The Riparian Myotis is a medium-sized bat with woolly fur. Its dorsal color varies geographically from reddish to blackish, and it ranges widely through the Neotropics.
It has woolly fur, and the dorsal coat varies geographically from a reddish to a blackish tinge.
It occurs in habitats including tropical rainforest, savanna, and xeric formations, and uses different kinds of roosts. In Argentina, colonies were recorded under tree bark and in a rural house roof.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.