This bat ranges from southern Mexico to Panama. It uses flower nectar as a major food source and also eats soft fruit and insects.
Its fur ranges from dark brown to reddish brown, and its long tongue bears bristle-like papillae for taking nectar and pollen.
It is mainly active at night and hovers at flowers to take nectar and pollen with its tongue. It also eats soft fruit and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.