Geoffroy's Rousette
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| Rousettus amplexicaudatus É. Geoffroy, 1810 |
The Geoffroy's Rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus is a species of old world fruit bats.
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[edit] Distribution
The Geoffroy's Rousette occurs in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
[edit] Biology and Ecology
Specimens from Sabah Museum were collected from coconut plantations on Mantani Island and the highland of Crocker Range while the one from Sarawak was from Niah Cave. This medium-sized bat normally roosts in caves; feeds on fruit, nectar and pollen (Payne et al. 1985). It roosts dark caves, rock crevices and old tombs (Lekagul and McNeely 1977).
[edit] External Measurements
The Sabah Museum specimens had forearm length measurements between 82.22 to 86.76 mm for the females (NH3134, NH3142, NH3144) and an adult male from Sarawak (SM016/2) with FA 81.43 mm. The external measurements are within the range of 78 to 87 mm recorded by Payne et al. (1985) and 80-90 mm by Ingle and Heaney (1992).
