The bat family Noctilionidae, commonly known as bulldog bats or fishing bats, is represented by two extant species, the greater and the lesser bulldog bats, [1] as well as at least one fossil species, Noctilio lacrimaelunaris, from the Miocene of Argentina. [2]

Noc­til­ion­ids are medium-sized bats, often brightly col­ored (vary­ing from bright ru­fous in males to drab gray-brown in fe­males). The re­gion around the mouth is dis­tinc­tive. The lips are full and form cheek pouches, in which the bats store food as they feed while fly­ing. A uropatag­ium ex­tends some­what be­yond the knees.

Bulldog bat, (family Noctilionidae), either of two tropical Central and South American bats that are among the few bats that routinely forage low over water. They have full lips and a flat, squarish muzzle very similar to that of a bulldog.

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.

Fossils of an extinct species of Noctilio are now known from the late Miocene in the Amazon Basin. The muzzle and elongate feet and legs of bulldog bats are their most distinctive features.

Noctilionoidea is a superfamily of bats containing seven families: Thyropteridae, Furipteridae, Noctilionidae, Mormoopidae, Phyllostomidae, Myzopodidae, and Mystacinidae. It is one of three superfamilies in the suborder Yangochiroptera, the others being Vespertilionoidea and Emballonuroidea.

The bat family Noctilionidae, commonly known as bulldog bats or fishing bats, is represented by two extant species, the greater and the lesser bulldog bats, as well as at least one fossil species, Noctilio lacrimaelunaris, from the Miocene of Argentina.

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Classification and research data for Noctilionidae, a family in the order Chiroptera (bats)..

Bulldog bats are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Argentina. The greater bulldog bat also lives on islands in the West Indies. Bulldog bats are found living near water and in other moist habitats.