Noctilio leporinus

Noctilio leporinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Greater bulldog bat

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Family:	Noctilionidae (bulldog bats)
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Environment:	demersal; marine
Distribution:	Western Atlantic and Southeast Pacific: Noctilio leporinus mastivus: Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Dominican Rep), Puerto Rico, many islands in the Lesser Antilles; Noctilio leporinus leporinus: Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, Guiana, south throughout the Amazon basin; Noctilio leporinus rufescens: eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, southern Brazil, south to northeast Argentina (Ref. 1522).
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Biology:	Feeds almost exclusively on fishes, frogs, and other aquatic organisms, both from fresh and saltwater (Ref. 2196); they often forage in company with mixed flocks of sea birds (Ref. 2197).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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