 They are found from Mexico through Central America to Eastern Brazil, the Yucatan Peninsula, Honduras, Panama, the Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, and Jamaica.The related species "Natalus espiritosantensis" (formerly known as "Natalus stramineus ssp.espiritosantensis") is endemic to Brazil, and the sub-species Lesser Antillean funnel-eared bat ("Natalus stramineus stramineus") is endemic to the Lesser Antilles islands.