• Rosettus amplexicaudatus

    Least Concern
    Kingdom:    Animalia
    Phylum:    Chordata
    Class:    Mammalia
    Order:     Chiroptera
    Family:     Pteropodidae
    Genus:    Rosettus
    Common Name:    Greater musky fruit bat
    Ecological Status:    Southeast Asia Endemic

    About the Species:

    Rosettus amplexicaudatus or the Geoffroy’s Rousette is a species of megabat or the Old Word Fruit Bats. It is characterized by having a brown or grey-brown bodies and their heads are usually darker than their underparts. Their fur is short, with longer, sometimes yellow hairs around their neck and chin most commonly seen in males. Male of this species are much larger than females. This is endemic in Asia. It occurs in secondary forests, agricultural areas and other disturbed habitats like rural gardens, and fruit orchards. In MHRWS, this species can be found in disturbed areas to montane forest.

     

    References

    Schiefelbein, O. 2013. “Rousettus amplexicaudatus”, Diversity Web. Accessed July 23, 2018 at   http://animaldiversity.org/accounts /Rousettus_amplexicaudatus.IUCN (2008).Rosettus amplexicaudatus. The IUCN Red List of threatened species.

     

     


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