Noctilio albiventris: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Noctilionidae
- Genus
- Noctilio
- Species
- Noctilio albiventris
- Scientific Name
- Noctilio albiventris
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Lesser bulldog bat
The lesser bulldog bat (Noctilio albiventris) is an insectivorous and occasionally carnivorous bat of the (Neotropics), ranging through Central America and northern South America. Some unique characteristics of the bat include, large feet that are used to rake the surface of water to capture prey, and precise echolocation. Occasionally, the larger bats catch and consume small fish (the most closely related species, the greater bulldog bat, is known for its fishing ability).
...Noctilio albiventris in languages:
- Bokmål
- Insektetende Fiskeflaggermus
- Czech
- netopýr říční
- Dutch
- Kleine Hazenlipvleermuis
- English
- Lesser Bulldog Bat
- Finnish
- pikkukalastajalepakko
- French
- Petit Noctilion
- Portuguese
- Morcego-pescador-pequeno
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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