Rousettus
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 Egyptian Rousette or Egyptian Fruit Bat, Rousettus aegypticus
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9 species, see article. |
Rousettus is a genus of Old World fruit bats. They are sometimes referred to as dog-faced fruit bats, or flying foxes. The genus is a member of the suborder Megachiroptera. The genus consists of 9 species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands of the south Pacific.
- Geoffroy's Rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus (Geoffroy, 1810) - Thailand throughout the Philippines to the Solomon Islands.
- Angolan Rousette, Rousettus angolensis (Bocage, 1898) - south-Saharan Africa
- Sulawase Rousette, Rousettus celebensis (Anderson, 1907) - Sulawasi
- Egyptian Rousette or Egyptian Fruit Bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Geoffroy, 1810) - non-Saharan Africa and the Middle-east.
- Long-haired Rousette, Rousettus lanosus (Thomas, 1908) - Uganda
- Leschenault's Rousette, Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest, 1820) - India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong
- Madagascar Rousette, Rousettus madagascariensis (Grandidier, 1928) - Madagascar
- Comoro Rousette, Rousettus obliviosus (Kock, 1978) - Comoro Islands
- Bare-backed Rousette, Rousettus spinalatus (Bergmans & Hill, 1980) - Sumatra and Borneo
