Egyptian Fruit Bat

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The Egyptian Fruit Bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus, is a a small fruit-eating bat native to sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East

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meghana kokkula

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The Egyptian Fruit Bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus, is a a small fruit-eating bat native to sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East

Egyptian Fruit Bat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Egyptian fruit bats are found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_fruit_bat
ADW: Egyptian Rousette - Rousettus aegyptiacus

Egyptian rousettes are medium sized bats with dorsal pelage ranging from dark brown to medium gray. Ventral pelage in both genders is several shades lighter than dorsal coloration, with a collar of pale yellow or orange fur often seen around the neck.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Rousettus_aegyptiacus/
Echolocation Pinpoints Target - Egyptian Fruit Bat

Echolocation of Egyptian fruit bats is used to pinpoint the position of prey after detection by directing calls at the sides of the desired target.
http://www.asknature.org/strategy/bd49b92c7149fae710eef279e2988872
Rousettus aegyptiacus (Egyptian Fruit Bat)

Find population statistics and information from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/29730/0
Egyptian Fruit Bat - Rousettus aegyptiacus - ARKive

Learn more about the Egyptian fruit bat - with amazing Egyptian fruit bat videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/egyptian-fruit-bat/rousettus-aegyptiacus/
Egyptian Fruit Bat - Rousettus egyptiacus - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Egyptian Fruit Bat, scientifically known as Rousettus egyptiacus in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/323421/details
Egyptian Fruit Bat Habitat and Zoo Information!

The coloring is uniformly brownish with the under parts being lighter.
https://potawatomizoo.org/animals/mammals/egyptian-fruit-bat
Egyptian Fruit Bat - LPzoo

Native to Africa and the Middle East, the Egyptian fruit bat eats fruits such as dates, figs and apricots.
http://www.lpzoo.org/animal/egyptian-fruit-bat
Egyptian Fruit Bat Information - Batworlds

The Egyptian Fruit Bat is a smaller type of bat with a length of about six inches.
http://www.batworlds.com/egyptian-fruit-bat/
Egyptian Fruit Bat Behavior and Facts - Oregonzoo

The Egyptian fruit bat has a broad range, from sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa, east to Iran and Pakistan.
http://www.oregonzoo.org/discover/animals/egyptian-fruit-bat

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Egyptian fruit bat

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Rousettus
Species:	R. aegyptiacus
Binomial name
*Rousettus aegyptiacus* ( Geoffroy, 1810)

Egyptian fruit bat range
Synonyms^[6]
List Pteropus egyptiacus Geoffroy, 1810^[2] Pteropus aegyptiacus (Geoffroy, 1810)^[2] Pteropus collaris (Lichtenstein, 1823)^[3] Pteropus geoffroyi (Temminck, 1825)^[2] Pteropus hottentotus (Temminck, 1832)^[2] Eleutherura ægyptiaca(Gray, 1870)^[4] Eleutherura unicolor (Gray, 1870)^[3] Rousettus unicolor (Gray, 1870)^[2] Pteropus leachii (Smith, 1892)^[2] Rousettus arabicus (Anderson and de Winton, 1902)^[5] Rousettus sjostedti (Lönnbert, 1908)^[2] Rousettus occidentalis (Eisentraut, 1960)^[2] Rousettus princeps (Juste and Ibañez, 1993)^[2] Rousettus thomensis (Feiler, Haft, and Widmann, 1993)^[2] Rousettus tomensis (Juste and Ibañez), 1993)^[2]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Egyptian Fruit Bat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Egyptian fruit bats are found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_fruit_bat
ADW: Egyptian Rousette - Rousettus aegyptiacus

Egyptian rousettes are medium sized bats with dorsal pelage ranging from dark brown to medium gray. Ventral pelage in both genders is several shades lighter than dorsal coloration, with a collar of pale yellow or orange fur often seen around the neck.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Rousettus_aegyptiacus/
Echolocation Pinpoints Target - Egyptian Fruit Bat

Echolocation of Egyptian fruit bats is used to pinpoint the position of prey after detection by directing calls at the sides of the desired target.
http://www.asknature.org/strategy/bd49b92c7149fae710eef279e2988872
Rousettus aegyptiacus (Egyptian Fruit Bat)

Find population statistics and information from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/29730/0
Egyptian Fruit Bat - Rousettus aegyptiacus - ARKive

Learn more about the Egyptian fruit bat - with amazing Egyptian fruit bat videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/egyptian-fruit-bat/rousettus-aegyptiacus/
Egyptian Fruit Bat - Rousettus egyptiacus - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Egyptian Fruit Bat, scientifically known as Rousettus egyptiacus in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/323421/details
Egyptian Fruit Bat Habitat and Zoo Information!

The coloring is uniformly brownish with the under parts being lighter.
https://potawatomizoo.org/animals/mammals/egyptian-fruit-bat
Egyptian Fruit Bat - LPzoo

Native to Africa and the Middle East, the Egyptian fruit bat eats fruits such as dates, figs and apricots.
http://www.lpzoo.org/animal/egyptian-fruit-bat
Egyptian Fruit Bat Information - Batworlds

The Egyptian Fruit Bat is a smaller type of bat with a length of about six inches.
http://www.batworlds.com/egyptian-fruit-bat/
Egyptian Fruit Bat Behavior and Facts - Oregonzoo

The Egyptian fruit bat has a broad range, from sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa, east to Iran and Pakistan.
http://www.oregonzoo.org/discover/animals/egyptian-fruit-bat

Egyptian fruit bat

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Pteropodidae
Genus:	Rousettus
Species:	R. aegyptiacus
Binomial name
*Rousettus aegyptiacus* ( Geoffroy, 1810)

Egyptian fruit bat range
Synonyms^[6]
List Pteropus egyptiacus Geoffroy, 1810^[2] Pteropus aegyptiacus (Geoffroy, 1810)^[2] Pteropus collaris (Lichtenstein, 1823)^[3] Pteropus geoffroyi (Temminck, 1825)^[2] Pteropus hottentotus (Temminck, 1832)^[2] Eleutherura ægyptiaca(Gray, 1870)^[4] Eleutherura unicolor (Gray, 1870)^[3] Rousettus unicolor (Gray, 1870)^[2] Pteropus leachii (Smith, 1892)^[2] Rousettus arabicus (Anderson and de Winton, 1902)^[5] Rousettus sjostedti (Lönnbert, 1908)^[2] Rousettus occidentalis (Eisentraut, 1960)^[2] Rousettus princeps (Juste and Ibañez, 1993)^[2] Rousettus thomensis (Feiler, Haft, and Widmann, 1993)^[2] Rousettus tomensis (Juste and Ibañez), 1993)^[2]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Egyptian Fruit Bat

The Egyptian Fruit Bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus, is a a small fruit-eating bat native to sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East

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