Rousettus
Egyptian Rousette or Egyptian Fruit Bat, Rousettus aegypticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Pteropodidae Subfamily: Pteropodinae Genus: Rousettus Gray, 1821
Species
10 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 10 species^[1] that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands of the south Pacific.

• Geoffroy's Rousette Rousettus amplexicaudatus
• Angolan Rousette Rousettus angolensis
• Sulawesi Rousette Rousettus celebensis
• Egyptian Rousette or Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
• Long-haired Rousette Rousettus lanosus
• Leschenault's Rousette Rousettus leschenaulti
• Madagascar Rousette Rousettus madagascariensis
• Comoro Rousette Rousettus obliviosus
• Bare-backed Rousette Rousettus spinalatus
• Manado Fruit Bat Rousettus bidens

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