Bulldog bat and spear-nosed bat from Jussieu's 'Dictionary of Natural Science,' 1837
Greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat, Noctilio leporinus, and greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's 'Dictionary of Natural Science,' Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Corsi, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century. (Photo by: Florilegius/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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