---
title: "Dark Sheath-tailed Bat"
description: "Mosia nigrescens — Ssaki. The dark sheath-tailed bat (Mosia nigrescens) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/dark-sheath-tailed-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dark Sheath-tailed Bat

> Mosia nigrescens — Ssaki. The dark sheath-tailed bat (Mosia nigrescens) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae.

- Scientific name: *Mosia nigrescens*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 82
- Wikidata: [Q1832393](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1832393)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41351](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41351)

## Names

- en: Dark Sheath-tailed Bat
- de: Dunkle Freischwanzfledermaus

## Countries with the most observations

ID (65), PG (6), SB (4)

## Summary

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: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_sheath-tailed_bat

## Photo

![Dark Sheath-tailed Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dark-sheath-tailed-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jun MATSUI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252484009

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dark-sheath-tailed-bat?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).