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    This list contains the placental mammals in the order Chiroptera. There are an estimated 1,300 species of bat. Genera and species of flying fox as according...
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    The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of megabat that occurs in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and...
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    The Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis) or Madagascar rousette, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Madagascar....
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    The Sulawesi rousette or Sulawesi fruit bat (Pilonycteris celebensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Sulawesi, an island...
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    Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera (bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera...
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    Geoffroy's rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus) is a species of megabat or Old World fruit bats. It is one of ten species in the genus Rousettus. Geoffroy's...
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    Leschenault's rousette, R. leschenaulti Linduan rousette, R. linduensis Comoro rousette, R. obliviosis Bare-backed rousette, R. spinalatus Madagascan rousette, R...
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    Rousettus (redirect from Rousette)
    Rousettus is a genus of Old World fruit bats or megabats, referred to as rousette bats. The genus is a member of the family Pteropodidae. The genus consists...
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    Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii) is a species of fruit bat. The scientific name of the species was first published by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest...
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    The Comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to the Comoros Islands. Its natural habitats are...
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    The Angolan fruit bat, Angolan rousette or silky bat (Myonycteris angolensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola...
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    (December 2016). "A contribution to the ectoparasite fauna of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Mindoro Island, Philippines: I. Blood sucking Diptera (Nycteribiidae...
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    203–204 (Pteropodidae). Fujita, M. S.; Tuttle, M. D. (1991). "Flying Foxes (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae): Threatened Animals of Key Ecological and Economic Importance"...
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    The Linduan rousette (Rousettus linduensis) is a species of megabat in the Rousettus genus of the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia and is...
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    Nancy B (2011). "Evolutionary relationships of the old world fruit bats (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae): Another star phylogeny?". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11:...
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    (2004), "On the Identity of Flying-Foxes, genus Pteropus (Mammalia: Chiroptera), from Islands in the Torres Strait, Australia." Zootaxa 780:1–14. "Remove...
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  • Indonesia and Malaysia. The terrestrial mammals are dominated by the chiroptera (102 species of bats) and rodents (61 species of rats and mice). The high...
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  • Insular flying-fox, Pteropus tonganus LR/lc Genus: Rousettus Geoffroy's rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus LR/lc Subfamily: Macroglossinae Genus: Macroglossus...
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    conservation of the mammalian generic names Philander (Marsupialia), Pteropus (Chiroptera), Glis, Cuniculus, and Hydrochoerus (Rodentia), Meles, Lutra and Hyaena...
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    CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A...
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    Pteropodidae. It contains the following species: Genus Myonycteris Angolan rousette, Myonycteris angolensis São Tomé collared fruit bat, Myonycteris brachycephala...
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    "Aspects of the Ecology of Spectacled Flying-foxes, Pteropus conspicillatus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in Tropical Queensland". Australian Mammalogy. 10 (2):...
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    Salvius. p. 31. Retrieved 21 November 2012. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A...
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    long-haired fruit bat (Stenonycteris lanosa), also known as the long-haired rousette, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only member...
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    (1995). "Tent Construction by the Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in Southern India". Ethology. 100 (3): 210–229. Bibcode:1995Ethol...
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  • concern Indian flying fox මා වවුලා Pteropus giganteus LC Leschenault's rousette බොර කහ පලා වවුලා Rousettus leschenaulti Least concern Hardwicke's woolly...
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    hobbit Baron, Georg; Stephan, Heinz; Frahm, Heiko D. (1996). Comparative Neurobiology in Chiroptera. Springer. p. 1263. ISBN 978-0-8176-5372-9. v t e...
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    coronavirus Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9 species found in Leschenault's rousette which was discovered in the Guangdong and Yunnan provinces. Wilson, D....
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    hammer-headed bat, and Egyptian fruit bat. Medium-sized bats like the Angolan rousette and Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat are also consumed, as well as small...
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    The bare-backed rousette (Rousettus spinalatus) is a species of megabat. It was described as a new species in 1980 by Bergmans and Hill. The holotype was...
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