| Lesser bulldog bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Noctilionidae |
| Genus: | Noctilio |
| Species: | N. albiventris
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| Binomial name | |
| Noctilio albiventris Desmarest, 1818
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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).
- ^ Barquez, R.; Perez, S.; Miller, B.; Diaz, M. (2015). "Noctilio albiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T14829A22019978. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T14829A22019978.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.