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Aeorestes semotus
Hawaiian Hoary Bat
As recorded: Lasiurus cinereus semotus (H.Allen, 1890)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Vespertilionidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Kokee, Hawaii Air National Guard Station
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.1450, -159.6430
- Identified by
- T Telfer, DOFAWDOFAW →T.C. Telfer →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Aeorestes semotus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-21.

2026-04-21
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-08
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) tpk_flies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Chalon Boesel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Chalon Boesel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aeorestes semotus. BPBM 184100. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93652136. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/184100.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93652136 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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