Noctilio leporinus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Greater Bulldog Bat

Noctilio leporinus rufescens. Group hanging from tree branches. Also as Fisherman Bat.
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Location:Paraguay, ChacoDate taken:Jan 1, 1973Description:Noctilio leporinus rufescens. Group hanging from tree branches. Also as Fisherman Bat.

Distribution :

Sinaloa (Mexico) to the Guianas, S Brazil, N Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru; Trinidad; Greater and Lesser Antilles; S Bahamas

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 031

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Chiroptera
Suborder: Yangochiroptera
Superfamily: Noctilionoidea
Family: Noctilionidae
Genus: Noctilio

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033824

Original name as described

Vespertilio leporinus

Other common names

Fisherman Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.339

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/47cfe7da-06a2-4bcf-a321-4922e7989a9c

Type locality

"America." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Surinam [= Suriname]."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Anguilla · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Martinique · Mexico · Montserrat · Nicaragua · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Sint Maarten · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · United States Virgin Islands · Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004871

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 35 names and synonyms.

Vespertilio leporinus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

leporinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.339

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Habitat in America

Type locality

Suriname.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/47cfe7da-06a2-4bcf-a321-4922e7989a9c

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033824

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Linnaeus (1758:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
Müller (1776:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38532)
Zimmermann (1783:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
Boddaert (1785:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230033) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
Gmelin (1788:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
Kerr (1792:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
Wolf (1796:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
Cuvier (1797:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
Shaw (1800:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
Turton (1802:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
Treviranus (1803:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
Goldfuss (1809:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497934) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
Gray (1821:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9308)

Vespertilio Minor

P. Fermin, 1765

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Amsterdam

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio americanus

Linnaeus, 1766

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.339

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Habitat in America

Type locality

Suriname.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/47cfe7da-06a2-4bcf-a321-4922e7989a9c

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946284

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Linnaeus (1766:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
Fischer (1829:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
Gray (1838:499, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
Tomes (1861:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36046)
Murray (1866:347, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilis Americanus:

Boddaert, 1772

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

americanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563440

Authority publication

Utrecht

Name usages

Boddaert (1772:68, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)

Pteropus leporinus:

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

leporinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872936

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Vespertilio labialis

Kerr, 1792

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

labialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Inhabits Peru, and the Musquito shore [Nicaragua]

Type locality

Peru: Loreto Department.

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664111

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Kerr (1792:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
Turton (1802:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772862) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Mastivus Vespertilio

Vahl, 1797

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

mastivus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

in insula St. Crucis Americæ

Type locality

United States Virgin Islands: 17°43′45″N.

Authority page

132

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273891

Authority publication

Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet

Name usages

Vahl (1797:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58273891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68423)
Oken (1816:925, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60297)

Noctilio noveboracensis

de Lacépède, 1799

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

noveboracensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

américaine

Type locality

Earth.

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lacépède (1799:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62452)
Fischer (1803:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69311)
Fischer (1813:449, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49925)

Noctilio cephalotes

Daudin, 1802

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

cephalotes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033440

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Noctilio leporinus:

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

leporinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
Oken (1816:925, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60297)
Muirhead (1819:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
Ranzani (1820:187, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
Goldfuss (1820:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41309)
Schinz (1821:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
Gervais (1837:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67308)
Gervais (1837:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38619)
Blainville (1840:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57991260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37123)
Lesson (1842:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
Flower & Lydekker (1891:668, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965883) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34115)
Allen (1895:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15949)
Trouessart (1904:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422929) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Miller (1907:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51112297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15503)
Allen (1911:223, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2815307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67867)
Allen & Barbour (1923:270, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4774731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30776)
Thomas (1928:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19808)
Sanborn (1932:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52371671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34803)
Goodwin (1946:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Hershkovitz (1949:433, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7728249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16323)
Jones (1951:224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14717)
Hall & Jackson (1953:644, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17252)
Hershkovitz (1959:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34374)
Goodwin & Greenhall (1961:219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1682)
Choate & Birney (1968:402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7582)
Goodwin (1969:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10358)
Ruschi (1970:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34721)
Watkins, Jones & Genoways (1972:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71630)
Koopman (1975:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63101456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33228)
Klingener, Genoways & Baker (1978:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52567965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30829)
Husson (1978:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
Baker, Genoways & Patton (1978:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55043235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25877)
Jones & Baker (1979:1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55064762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25879)
Corbet & Hill (1980:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Hall (1981:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35036)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
McCarthy (1987:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1818)
Corbet & Hill (1991:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Koopman (1993:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
Koopman (1994:70) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
Pedersen, Genoways & Freeman (1996:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9304)
Anderson (1997:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
Genoways, Phillips & Baker (1998:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55118047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1701)
Genoways, Timm, Baker, Phillips & Schlitter (2001:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25874)
Van Cakenberghe, Herrel & Aguirre (2002:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69924)
Pedersen, Genoways, Morton, Johnson & Courts (2003:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1685)
Timm & Genoways (2003:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5802)
Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
Pedersen, Genoways, Morton, Kwiecinski & Courts (2005:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8433)
Pedersen, Genoways, Morton, Swier, Larsen, Lindsay, Adams & Appino (2006:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57675753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1673)
Genoways, Pedersen, Larsen, Kwiecinski & Huebschman (2007:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9509)
Pedersen, Larsen, Genoways, Morton, Lindsay & Cindric (2007:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57668733) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1681)
Larsen, Boegler, Genoways, Masefield, Kirsch & Pedersen (2007:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9450)
Kwiecinski, Bacle, Lindsay & Genoways (2010:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33506)
Genoways, Kwiecinski, Larsen, Pedersen, Larsen, Hoffman, Silva, Phillips & Baker (2010:524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1703)
Genoways, Larsen, Pedersen, Kwiecinski & Larsen (2011:1032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25790)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Pedersen, Kwiecinski, Genoways, Larsen, Larsen, Phillips & Baker (2018:6) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/73095)
Kwiecinski, Pedersen, Genoways, Larsen, Larsen, Hoffman, Springer, Phillips & Baker (2018:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57657830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37080)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
Orihuela, Viñola López & Viera (2020:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67075)
Velazco, Voss, Fleck & Simmons (2021:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61530272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56561)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14830/22019554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
Geluso, Geluso, Lemen & Freeman (2026:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/73096)

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