This small bat occurs in lowland areas from Mexico into Central America. It mainly roosts in caves, and males have a small pouch in the wing membrane.
It has a thin body, short rounded ears, and no facial stripes. Its back is dark brown and its underside greyish brown. Males have a coffee-bean-shaped wing pouch.
It roosts mainly in caves in lowland tropical areas.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.