Mosia nigrescens

J. E. Gray, 1843

Dark Sheath-tailed Bat

Also as Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat.
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Location:Indonesia, West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya Barat) province, near Manokwari, Gunung MupiDate taken:Jun 5, 2023Description : Also as Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat.

Distribution :

New Guinea; New Ireland (Papua New Guinea); Kai Isls, Halmahera Isls, Schouten Isls, Sulawesi, Moluccas Isls; Waigeo Isl. (Prov. of Papua, Indonesia), Bismarck Arch. (Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isls; adjacent small islands.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6929

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Emballonuroidea
Family : Emballonuridae
Subfamily : Emballonurinae
Tribe : Emballonurini
Genus : Mosia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1843-02-01. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Mammalia in the British Museum Collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)11(68):117-119.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2326278

Original name as described

Mosia nigrescens

Other common names

Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.11.22.26

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e137c0c2-e745-4140-bd71-7d4751d5e9e2

Type locality

"South America ?" Corrected by G. E. Dobson in 1878 to "Amboina [= Ambon Island, Maluku Islands, Indonesia]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004810

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 10 names and synonyms.

Mosia nigrescens

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.11.22.26

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e137c0c2-e745-4140-bd71-7d4751d5e9e2

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2326278

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1844:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40020008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57405)
  2. Fitzinger (1870:521, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61942320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37089)
  3. Matschie (1901:278, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25232513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38888)
  4. Koopman (1993:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  5. Helgen (2002:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5888)
  6. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13904/209523725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Emballonura nigrescens

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24255268

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24255268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15350)
  2. Thomas (1904:398, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27734125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15188)
  3. Trouessart (1904:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  4. Thomas (1914:443, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16326)
  5. Laurie & Hill (1954:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  6. Koopman (1979:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33257)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1991:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  10. Hill (1991:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1730)
  11. Koopman (1994:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Emballonura nigrescens solomonis

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

solomonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.11.5.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c3bcfe0-e6e2-431e-a6bf-08b809d9e6a5

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24255268

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1904:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24255268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15350)
  2. Laurie & Hill (1954:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  3. Koopman (1979:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33257)
  4. Koopman (1994:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Emballonura papuana

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

papuana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.11.11.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7e37638e-0bd1-4bf9-8643-928b7aac7f4d

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641202

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1914:443, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16326)
  2. Thomas (1922:726, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40340252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15187)
  3. Shamel (1940:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11512)

Emballonura solomonis

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

solomonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

443

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641202

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1914:443, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16326)

Emballonura nigrescens nigrescens

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635589

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Koopman (1994:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Emballonura nigrescens papuana

(Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954)

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

papuana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635589

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Laurie & Hill (1954:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)
  2. Koopman (1979:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33257)
  3. Hill (1991:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/1730)
  4. Koopman (1994:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)

Mosia nigrescens papuana

K. M. Helgen, 2002

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

papuana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Mammalian Biology

Name usages

  1. Helgen (2002:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5888)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Mosia nigrescens nigrescens

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Mosia nigrescens solomonis

Simmons, 2005

Family

Emballonuridae

Root name

solomonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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