 Whereas other species of bats are capable of aggregating in large numbers, hanging head-down by their toes from cave ceilings and hollow trees, "T. tricolor" is adapted to roosting in furled leaves, and its populations may be limited by the abundance of plants with this feature.Spix’s disk-winged bat has a white or pale yellow underbelly and a reddish brown to black dorsal surface.In a survey of this species individuals had an average forearm length of 36.8 mm and 35.57 mm for females and males, respectively.