[5] The classification of the great stripe-faced bat has been controversial for many years, originally thought to be monotypic Vampyrodes major was first classified as a subspecies of Vampyrodes caraccioli but is now recognized as its own species due to recent morphological and molecular analysis of the two species.

[6][4][7][5] Being nocturnal frugivores, great stripe-faced bats roost during the day and begin foraging for fruit (mainly bananas) and pollen[8] to consume in the night.

[5] Great stripe-faced bats tend to create their day roosts in palm fronds, branches and foliage.

[5] Much like other members of the subfamily of Stenodermatinae the great stripe-faced bat has a litter size of one and practices seasonal polyestry.

[5] The distribution of the great stripe-faced bat is vast due to the species’ ability to adapt to a wide variety of different habitats, they can be found in a variety of different countries across Central and South America including eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, Peru, northern Bolivia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil.