Rousettus is a genus

Genus

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 of Old World fruit bats or megabats. They are sometimes referred to as dog

Dog

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-faced fruit bats, or flying foxes. The genus is a member of the suborder Megachiroptera. The genus consists of ten species

Species

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 that range over most of Africa

Africa

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 to southeast Asia

Asia

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, and the islands of the south Pacific.

Classification

The genus consists of 3 subgenera (Boneia, Rousettus, Stenonycteris), sometimes considered as separate genera:

Genus Rousettus

• Subgenus Boneia
  • Manado Fruit Bat
    Manado Fruit Bat
    The Manado Fruit Bat is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia .-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
    
    , Rousettus (Boneia) bidens
• Subgenus Rousettus
  • Geoffroy's Rousette
    Geoffroy's Rousette
    The Geoffroy's Rousette, , is a species of megabat or old world fruit bats.- Distribution :The Geoffroy's Rousette occurs throughout the whole of Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, the island of Borneo, East Timor, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands...
    
    , Rousettus amplexicaudatus
  • Sulawesi Rousette
    Sulawesi Rousette
    The Sulawesi Rousette is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
    
    , Rousettus celebensis
  • Egyptian Rousette (Egyptian Fruit Bat), Rousettus aegyptiacus
  • Leschenault's Rousette, Rousettus leschenaulti
  • Linduan Rousette
    Linduan Rousette
    The Linduan Rousette is a species of megabat in the Rousettus genus of the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia and is known only from four specimens collected in the swamp forest of Lore Lindu National Park, in central Sulawesi. It was only described in 2003 and very little is known...
    
    , Rousettus linduensis
  • Comoro Rousette
    Comoro Rousette
    The Comoro Rousette is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is endemic to the Comoros Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, caves, plantations , and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A.,...
    
    , Rousettus obliviosus
  • Bare-backed Rousette, Rousettus spinalatus
• Subgenus Stenonycteris
  • Long-haired Rousette
    Long-haired Rousette
    The Long-haired Rousette is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Mickleburgh, S., Hutson, A.,...
    
    , Rousettus (Stenonycteris) lanosus
  • Madagascar Rousette, Rousettus (Stenonycteris) madagascariensis