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Aeorestes semotus
Hawaiian Hoary Bat
As recorded: Lasiurus cinereus semotus (H.Allen, 1890)
Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Vespertilionidae
- Collected by
- P Van Dyke
- Locality
- Captain Cook, 82-5094 Painted Church Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4321, -155.8870
- Identified by
- P Van Dyke
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Aeorestes semotus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-21.

2025-12-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Dave Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Christian Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-20
Hawaii, US
(c) llaforge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) bmiked747, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-31
Hawaii, US
(c) David Clements, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-09
Hawaii, US
(c) McKenna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aeorestes semotus. BPBM 185563. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090289345. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185563.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090289345 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
