The pocketed free-tailed bat is found in Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial cos. This species is rare in California, but is more common in Mexico. Habitats used include pinyon-juniper woodlands, desert scrub, desert succulent shrub, desert riparian, desert wash, alkali desert scrub, Joshua tree, and palm oasis. Feeds on flying insects detected by echolocation high over ponds, streams, or arid desert habitat.
Flight is swift and direct.
Must drop from the roost to gain flight speed. No data found. Prefers rocky desert areas with high cliffs or rock outcrops. Probably active yearlong. Activity is curtailed by rain.