Dark Sheath-tailed Bat

"Mosia" redirects here. For the homonymous wasp genus established by Seyrig in 1952 but not yet renamed, see Mosia (wasp).

Dark Sheath-tailed Bat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Emballonuridae
Genus:	Mosia Gray, 1843
Species:	M. nigrescens
Binomial name
Mosia nigrescens (Gray, 1843)
Dark Sheath-tailed Bat range

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 Solomon Islands.

References

• Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Mosia nigrescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.