Two bats of the genus Vespertilio Hastatus, later called Phyllostomus Hastatus, or Greater Spear-nosed Bat. They are native to South and Central America. An engraving by I. S. Leitner after a drawing by De Seve, circa 1780. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Two bats of the genus Vespertilio Hastatus, later called Phyllostomus Hastatus, or Greater Spear-nosed Bat. They are native to South and Central America. An engraving by I. S. Leitner after a drawing by De Seve, circa 1780. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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