Noctilio leporinus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Greater Bulldog Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
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 · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Haiti · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Jamaica · Martinique · Montserrat · Puerto Rico · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Sint Maarten · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Trinidad and Tobago · United States Virgin Islands · British Virgin Islands · Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

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

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

Cuvier (1797:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

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

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

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

Noctilio unicolor

A. G. Desmarest, 1818

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.339

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

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

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18039561

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio dorsatus

A. G. Desmarest, 1818

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

dorsatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18039561

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio leporinus mexicanus

E. A. Goldman, 1915

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:126672

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a1a59d7-d580-4436-abf2-eca48e408b9f

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3338582

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio rufus

von Spix, 1823

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSM 127

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

57, pl. 35 (fig. 1)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57826986

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

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

Celaeno brooksiana

(Leach, 1821)

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

brooksianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754797

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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)

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

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

leporinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

xix

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Gervais (1837:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67308)
  4. Gervais (1837:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38619)
  5. Lesson (1842:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  6. True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  7. Goodwin (1946:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004871) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14830/22019554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cœleno Brooksiana

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

brooksiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

20

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Noctilio leporinus mastivus

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

mastivus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

603

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:603, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Noctilio leporinus leporinus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

leporinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Noctilio leporinus rufescens

Simmons, 2005

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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)

Vespertilio labialis

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

labialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Vespertilio Mastivus

(M. Vahl, 1797)

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

mastivus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

132

Authority publication

Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet i Kjøbenhavn

Noctilio noveboracensis

de Lacépède, 1799

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

noveboracensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16

Authority publication

Paris

Noctilio ?rufescens

Illiger, 1815

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Noctilio rufescens

I. von Olfers, 1818

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

225

Authority publication

book

Noctilio vittatus

H. R. Schinz, 1821

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

vittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

870

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529631

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Celaeno Brookesiana

(Burnett, 1829)

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

brookesiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

269

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Noctilio rufipes

d'Orbigny, 1837

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

rufipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 9 (figs. 1–4)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14544151

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Noctilio intermedius

von Pelzeln, 1883

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423237

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Noctilio longipes

von Pelzeln, 1883

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

longipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423236

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Name usages

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

Noctilio macropus

von Pelzeln, 1883

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

macropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423236

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Name usages

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

Noctilio novemboracensis

A. L. Gardner, 2008

Family

Noctilionidae

Root name

novemboracensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

388

Authority publication

Chicago

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