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Noctilionidae

family of mammals
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q15614856
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Noctilionidae

Summary

Noctilionidae is a monotypic taxon[1]. Noctilionidae has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Noctilionidae's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Noctilionidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Noctilionidae is classified within Chiroptera[5].
  • Noctilionidae's scientific name is Noctilionidae[6].
  • Noctilionidae's Commons category is recorded as Noctilionidae[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Noctilionidae is Noctilio[8].
  • Noctilionidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Noctilionidae[9].
  • Noctilionidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bulldog bats.'}[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Noctilionidae is Noctilionidae[6]. Noctilionidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Noctilionidae is classified within Chiroptera[5]. The taxonomic type of Noctilionidae is Noctilio[8]. Noctilionidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bulldog bats.'}[10].

Identifiers

Noctilionidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41197[11]. Noctilionidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94957[12]. Noctilionidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7639[13]. Noctilionidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5447[14]. Noctilionidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180045[15].

Why It Matters

Noctilionidae has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Noctilionidae is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ZooBank. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Temporal range start → Q25546
    Topic's main category → Category:Noctilionidae
    Taxon rank → family
    Taxonomic type → Noctilio
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534596905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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