This small mastiff bat is widespread on the Central and South American mainland, occurring in forests, savannas, and urban areas.
It is one of the smaller species in the genus Molossus and is smaller than M. molossus in the comparison cited by the paper.
It has been recorded in urban areas, evergreen forest, and both dry and humid seasonal forest. The study compared mainland samples from tropical forests and savannas.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.