This bat ranges from southern Mexico through Panama to western South America. It has white facial stripes and a white line down the middle of its back. In Panama, it was recorded using tent-like roosts made from modified American oil-palm leaves.
It has pronounced white facial stripes and a white stripe running from the nape down the middle of the back.
In Panama's semi-deciduous lowland rainforest, this bat was reported using tent-like roosts made by modifying leaves of the American oil palm.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.