Order Chiroptera - Family Emballonuridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 381 391 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Mosia nigrescens Gray 1843 Mosia nigrescens Gray 1843 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 11: 117 . Type Locality: Indonesia , Molucca Isls, Amboina Isl. Vernacular Names: Dark Sheath-tailed Bat . Subspecies: : Subspecies Mosia nigrescens subsp. nigrescens Gray 1843 Subspecies Mosia nigrescens subsp. papuana Thomas 1914 Subspecies Mosia nigrescens subsp. solomonis Thomas 1904 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. Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Includes papuana ; see Laurie and Hill (1954) and Hill (1983) . Includes solomonis , considered a distinct species by McKean (1972) . See Flannery (1995 a , b ) and Bonaccorso (1998) .