Dark sheath-tailed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dark sheath-tailed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mosia nigrescens
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Emballonuridae

Where does the dark sheath-tailed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dark sheath-tailed bat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the dark sheath-tailed bat endangered?

The dark sheath-tailed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dark sheath-tailed bat?

The dark sheath-tailed bat (Mosia nigrescens) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Emballonuridae, genus Mosia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dark sheath-tailed bat

The dark sheath-tailed bat (Mosia nigrescens) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is the only species in the genus Mosia. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dark sheath-tailed bat (revision 1334963060), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832393 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).