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Leschenault's rousette

Rousettus leschenaultii

Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, 1820

Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii) is a species of fruit bat. The scientific name of the species was first published by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1820.

Description

Leschenault's rousette is brown to grey-brown in colour with lighter underparts. It has long pale hairs under the chin, an elongated muzzle and large dark eyes. The head and body length measures 9.5 - 12 cm abbr = on, the tail length measures 1 - 1.8 cm abbr = on and the forearm length is about 7.5 - 8.5 cm abbr = on.

Habits and habitat

This bat species is found in a variety of habitats ranging from tropical forests to urban environments. It roosts in caves, old abandoned buildings and tunnels, and other such structures. A colony of this animal can contain up to several thousand individuals. It feeds on fruits, nectar and flowers. Leschenault's rousette is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia from Iran to Bali, Java and Sumatra.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Pteropodidae
Genus
Rousettus
Species
Rousettus leschenaultii

Common names

  • English:
    • Leschenault's rousette
    • Leschenault’s rousette
    • Shortridge's rousette

Synonyms

  • Rousettus shortridgei, Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas & Robert Charles Wroughton (1909)
  • Rousettus infuscata, Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters (1873)
  • Rousettus fusca, John Edward Gray (1871)
  • Rousettus fuliginosa, John Edward Gray (1871)
  • Xantharpyia seminuda, John Edward Gray (1870)
  • Eleutherura fusca, John Edward Gray (1870)
  • Rousettus seminudus, Edward Frederick Kelaart (1850)
  • Rousettus marginatus, John Edward Gray (1843)
  • Rousettus affinis, John Edward Gray (1843)
  • Rousettus pirivarus, Brian Houghton Hodgson (1841)

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)

Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)

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Rousettus leschenaultii
Leschenault's rousette area

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