This Mexican bat has records along the Pacific side of the country and as far east as Veracruz. It uses dry forest and riparian forest.
It has bright white facial stripes and one white stripe down its back. The ears are small and rounded, and the tragus is yellowish.
It occurs in tropical and subtropical coniferous forest, dry deciduous forest, and riparian forest. In Sinaloa, it was frequently captured in nets over water and near fruiting trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.