Madagascan Rousette

Madagascan Rousette
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Rousettus
Species: R. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Rousettus madagascariensis
G. Grandidier, 1928
Madagascan Rousette range

The Madagascan Rousette or Madagascar Rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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