Greater Bulldog Bat
Field guide
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Greater Bulldog Bat

Noctilio leporinus

Overview

Osa Peninsula and Corcovado are the two atlas places where the Greater Bulldog Bat is recorded. Its records concentrate in Mexico, Guyana, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico and Panama, with 183 open records across 14 countries. This mammal, known scientifically as Noctilio leporinus, has a map that reflects the full range of these observations.

The months when these bats are recorded differ by region. Each place page in the atlas shows the recorded months for that area.

Records
183
Countries
14
Atlas places
2
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Greater Bulldog Bat as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Mexico
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 104 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Guadeloupe
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 22 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Puerto Rico
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 12 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Guyana
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 22 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Panama
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 6 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Belize
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 5 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Brazil
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 4 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • Dominican Republic
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 3 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • French Guiana
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 3 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible
  • El Salvador
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 2 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Greater Bulldog Bat