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Aeorestes semotus
Hawaiian Hoary Bat
As recorded: Lasiurus cinereus semotus (H.Allen, 1890)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Vespertilionidae
- Collected by
- F G Howarth, F D Stone, & H E SmithFrancis G. Howarth →Edwin Smith →Fred D. Stone →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Hilo, 22 mi SW of, (Powerline Road, Keauhou Ranch, Keamoku Cave)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4976, -155.3410
- Identified by
- A C Ziegler
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Aeorestes semotus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-11.

2026-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Darien Fiorino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2012-10-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Alison Sheehey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aeorestes semotus. BPBM 147124. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93652080. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/147124.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93652080 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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