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Bulldog bat

(Redirected from Noctilionidae)
Bulldog or Fisherman bats

Noctilio leporinus
:Animalia
: Chordata
:Mammalia
:Chiroptera
:Noctilionidae
:Noctilio

The Noctilionidae family of bats, commonly known as Bulldog bats, are represented by two species, the Greater Bulldog Bat and the Lesser Bulldog Bat. The Naked Bulldog Bat, Cheiromeles torquatus is not of this family and belongs to the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats.



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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