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Bat bug

Cimex pilosellus (Horváth, 1910)

Status not recordedinsects

The bat bug (Cimex pilosellus) is a species in the family Cimicidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the bat bug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bat bug live?

Not recorded

Is the bat bug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bat bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyCimicidae
  6. genusCimex
  7. SpeciesCimex pilosellus (Horváth, 1910)
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Western bat bugEnglish
  • chinche norteamericana de murciélagoSpanish
  • punaise de la chauve-sourisFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bat bug

Other species in the same genus Cimex.

Pigeon bug

Cimex columbarius

CimicidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bat bug?

The bat bug (Cimex pilosellus) belongs to the family Cimicidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bat bug (Cimex pilosellus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bat-bug

MLA

“Bat bug (Cimex pilosellus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bat-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{bat_bug_2026,
  title = {Bat bug (Cimex pilosellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bat-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}