[2] It is the largest member of Nyctinomops,[3] with an average forearm length of 60 mm (2.4 in).

[4] Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.

[1] The individuals documented in Canada and the U.S. states of Iowa and Kansas are considered vagrants or extralimital records.

However, the species occurs as a non-vagrant in the U.S. states of Texas, California, Nevada, and Utah.

[1] As of 2015, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN, which is its lowest conservation priority.