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Bulldog Bats
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Bulldog Bats

Noctilio

The bat family Noctilionidae, commonly known as bulldog bats or fishing bats, is represented by two species, the greater and the lesser bulldog bats. They are found near water, from Mexico to Argentina and also in the Caribbean islands. The naked bulldog bat (Cheiromeles torquatus) does not belong to this family, but to the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Greater Bulldog Bat

speciesNoctilio leporinus

Lesser Bulldog Bat

speciesNoctilio albiventris

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41198.