A large bat found from Mexico through Central America to Panama. Adults occur in both black and red color forms, so the name does not describe every individual.
Adults occur in both black and red color forms.
A study in Villahermosa, southeastern Mexico, documented 54 roosts between 2016 and 2018. The bats used narrow gaps and cracks in natural features and human-made structures, and colony sizes varied.
A Belize diet report describes a varied diet that includes mostly beetles and other insects in the order Hemiptera.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.