Rousettus
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 of seven species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands of the south Pacific. They are among the few megabats capable of echolocation, and the only genus of megabats known to use vocal echolocation.
Species
Egyptian Rousette
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderChiroptera
- FamilyPteropodidae
Observations695
Rousettus est un genre de chauves-souris. Les espèces du genre Rousetus communément appelés roussette ou renard volant sont les plus grandes chauves-souris et peuvent atteindre 1,5 m d’envergure. Propres aux régions tropicales et subtropicales, elles vivent en colonie, suspendues aux arbres le jour ; le soir elles s’envolent à la recherche de fruits dont elles se nourrissent (régime frugivore), causant parfois de grands dégâts dans les plantations. Seule l'espèce Rousettus aegyptiacus est présente en Europe[1]. Liste des espèces Rousettus aegyptiacus (E. Geoffroy, 1810) - Roussette d'Égypte Rousettus amplexicaudatus (E. Geoffroy, 1810) - Roussette de Geoffroy Rousettus angolensis (Bocage, 1898) - Roussette de l'Angola Rousettus celebensis (K. Andersen, 1907) - Roussette du Sulawesi Rousettus lanosus (Thomas, 1906) - Roussette laineuse Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest, 1820) - Roussette de Leschenault Rousettus madagascariensis (G. Grandidier, 1928) - Roussette de Madagascar Rousettus obliviosus (Kock, 1978) - Roussette des Comores Rousettus spinalatus (Bergmans et Hill, 1980) - Roussette à dos nu Notes et références ↑ Les chauves-souris d'Europe sur le site du Museum d'histoire na
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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 of seven species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands of the south Pacific. They are among the few megabats capable of echolocation, and the only genus of megabats known to use vocal echolocation.
==Classification== Genus Rousettus – rousette fruit bats Geoffroy's rousette, R. amplexicaudatus Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette, R. aegyptiacus Leschenault's rousette, R. leschenaulti Linduan rousette, R. linduensis Comoro rousette, R. obliviosus Bare-backed rousette, R. spinalatus Madagascan rousette, R. madagascariensis The species in the genera Boneia, Stenonycteris, and Pilonycteris were also formerly classified in Rousettus, but phylogenetic analysis supports them being their own genera.