Velvety Free-Tailed Bat & Red Myotis

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1-4. Molossus moxensis, d'Orb.
5. 6. Vespertilio ruber, Geoff.

Artists

Names:: Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d'; Werner, Jean Charles
Dates:: 1802-1857, 1798-1856
Countries:: France, France

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Duménil, A.
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale, vol. 9
Author:: Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d'
Publisher:: Paris, Strasbourg: P. Bertrand, 1847
Open Library:: View record

Description:

A velvety free-tailed bat (Molossus molossus) and a red myotis (Myotis ruber) are seen from the front lying on their back, their wings partly unfolded. Both species are native to the Americas.

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