Latitudinal range: -25.0° to 42.0°

Habitats: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (7), temperate savanna (1), desert/xeric shrubland (1), tropical/subtropical coniferous forest (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (5)

Found in 15 samples

South Africa: Sabie River (riverine)

United States: Ledges State Park, Lower Honey Creek, Fort Leavenworth, Wolf Ridge Wind, LLC, Ouachita National Forest, Palo Duro Canyon State Park (2006), Kelly Pond (2009), Archbold Biological Station, Jonathan Dickson State Park, Prairie Creek (1997), Prairie Creek (1998), Fontenelle Forest Nature Center

Zimbabwe: Mana area (intact), Mana area (impacted)

See also Nycticeius humeralis, Nycticeius schlieffeni