The Madagascan rousette, or Madagascar rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis), is a megabat of the family Pteropodidae that is endemic to Madagascar, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is a small fruit bat, the smallest of the three fruit bats endemic to Madagascar, with greyish fur above and a paler grey tinge below. Like many fruit bats it has a very dog-like face with a long, pointed snout, large wide eyes and widely separated ears, and like some other members of the genus Rousettus it resides in cave roosts, which suggests the use of echolocation. The Wikipedia list of pteropodids gives its IUCN status as vulnerable.
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Source Madagascan rousette (Wikipedia)Distribution, MadagascarQuote, Distribution, Madagascar
The Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis) or Madagascar rousette, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Madagascar.
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1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Rousettus madagascariensis
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)Conservation Status
CITES No special status
Food Habits, Primary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
Behavior
Key Behaviors troglophilic flies nocturnal nocturnal motile motile social social colonial colonial Home Range The home range of Madagascan rousettes is strictly limited to the island of Madagascar.
View the Source 2. Madagascan rousette (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Madagascar
The Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis) or Madagascar rousette, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Madagascar.
Relationship to people, hunting
These findings represent a potential health concern as Madagascan rousettes are commonly hunted and consumed by humans.
Article text, habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis) or Madagascar rousette, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Madagascar.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis) or Madagascar rousette, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to Madagascar.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitat, tropical dry forest
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432950: species profile of Rousettus madagascariensis
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"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 2432950: IUCN Red List category of Rousettus madagascariensis
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"category": "VULNERABLE"
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