 In addition to being found near the water sources mentioned previously, these bats have been found roosting in man-made structures such as water culverts, modern buildings, and even ancient Panama ruins.Though bats can have a diet ranging from fruit to meat, "M. macrophyllum" is insectivorous, meaning that their diet mainly consists of insects.Stomach content analysis of these bats has revealed mainly winged insects, indicating that the majority of the insects that "M. macrophyllum" consumes are aerial insects.