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Aeorestes semotus
Hawaiian Hoary Bat
As recorded: Lasiurus cinereus semotus (H.Allen, 1890)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Vespertilionidae
- Collected by
- E Nishibayashi
- Collector number
- Collector Number: RM040193-1
- Locality
- Haleakala National Park, W slope of Haleakala Mtn., (12m 300degrees from pole #71)
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Haleakala Nat. Park staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Aeorestes semotus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) jeanenjoys, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Edward Hurme, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2026-04-21
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aeorestes semotus. BPBM 184156. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93652139. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/184156.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93652139 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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