 Dwarf little fruit bats are found in across much of northern South America east of the Andes, from northern Bolivia, through eastern Peru and Ecuador, across northeastern and Amazonian Brazil, and into southern Colombia and Venezuela, and throughout the Guianas.They are widespread, and generally present in large numbers where they are found, preferring primary forest below , but are also sometimes found in more disturbed habitats, including plantations and pastures, and in open savannah.No subspecies are recognized.