Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats Family Noctilionidae Gray, 1821 - bulldog bats Genus Noctilio Linnaeus, 1766 - bulldog bats, fisherman bats Subgenus Dirias Miller, 1906 Noctilio albiventris Desmarest, 1818 - lesser bulldog bat Noctilio albiventris cabrerai Davis, 1976