This yellowish bat ranges through the southeastern United States and parts of Central America. It roosts beneath Spanish moss or palm fronds and forages for insects over open ground and along water and forest edges.
It is a large bat with short ears and long, silky yellowish-brown fur. The Texas account gives a weight range of 14–31 g.
In the United States it roosts under Spanish moss and, in South Texas, beneath drooping palm fronds. It forages over pastures, lake edges, golf courses, and forest edges, taking flying insects; roost groups can be noisy when young are present.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.