This is a primarily a forest dweller bat its distribution closely follows tropical rainforest habitat along the Caribbean lowlands in Central America (Burnett et al. 2001). In evergreen forest and forest edge in Central America (Reid 2009) and dry, deciduous tropical forests and open areas in South America. It is sometimes caught in mist nets set over streams or pools. Its diet is mainly composed of moths (Timm et al. 1989). Pregnant females have been recorded in January and August (Burnett et al. 2001).

Molossus bondae is present along the Caribbean slope of Central America from northeastern Honduras to Panama. In northern South America, records are available from western Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela (López-Gonzáles and Presley 2001, Eger 2008). This distribution recognizes only what was called Molossus c. bondae by López-Gonzáles and Presley (2001) and Simmons (2005), and considered a subspecies of M. currentium.

Throughout its distribution, this species is protected under several types of  protected and natural areas, including Central America and northern South America.