The hairy big-eyed bat has tricolored dorsal fur and long guard hairs. A 2024 report documented the first Cozumel Island record in Mexico from one bat captured in semideciduous forest.
Its facial and dorsal lines are faint or nearly invisible. The back has tricolored fur, with long guard hairs that protrude from the coat.
The Cozumel report describes one adult male captured at night while crossing a trail in semideciduous rainforest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.