Mosia nigrescens
Dark Sheath-tailed Bat
As recorded: Emballonura nigrescens (Gray, 1843)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Emballonuridae
- Collected by
- A B Mirza
- Locality
- Bougainville [Dist.?]
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mosia nigrescens observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 51 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Bougainville, PG
(c) Dan Brown - Wild Discovery tours, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Merauke Regency, South Papua, Indonesia
(c) Joachim Bertrands, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Jl. Stadion Bandara, Waisai, Distrik Kota Waisai, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Papua Barat Daya 98482, Indonesia
(c) Varhan Rifka Ibrahim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Joachim Bertrands, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
5RP4+3H Siwis, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) lennartv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
5RM5+665, Siwis, Klaso, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua 98472, Indonesia
(c) lennartv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mosia nigrescens. BPBM 61231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92978119. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/61231.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92978119 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026