The Comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to the Comoros Islands, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, caves, plantations and urban areas. The German mammalogist Dieter Kock described it in 1978; it was previously thought to be a subspecies of the Madagascan rousette, but later genetic analysis did not support that, and the type series consists of thirteen specimens of various ages and sexes from Anjouan and Grande Comore. It is found on Grande Comore, Mohéli and Anjouan but has not been seen on Mayotte, and it roosts in deep and shallow caves and under rock shelters.
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Source Comoro rousette (Wikipedia)Distribution, ComorosQuote, Distribution, Comoros
The Comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to the Comoros Islands.
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Rousettus obliviosus (Diet-Fruit, Diet-Nect, Diet-Inv, Diet-PlantO columns)
3784 Rousettus obliviosus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 40 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 44.1 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt, row Rousettus obliviosus (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3784 Rousettus obliviosus Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 40 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 44.1 Ref_117 1
View the Source 2. Comoro rousette (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Comoros
The Comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to the Comoros Islands.
Article text, human use
R. obliviosus is not commonly eaten by humans, however Sewall et al. reported that children in Bandakalala sometimes hunt Comoro rousettes for sport.
Article text, habitat
The species roosts in both deep and shallow caves and under rock shelters.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to the Comoros Islands.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to the Comoros Islands.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432954: species profile of Rousettus obliviosus
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"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432954: IUCN Red List category of Rousettus obliviosus
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"category": "VULNERABLE"
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