Rousettus (subgenus)

Rousettus is a subgenus of megabat in the Rousettini tribe, within the Rousettinae subfamily. It contains seven species:

• Long-haired rousette, Rousettus lanosus
• Madagascan rousette, Rousettus madagascariensis

Classification

Family Pteropodidae

Subfamily Rousettinae

Tribe Rousettini

• Genus Rousettus – rousette fruit bats

Subgenus Rousettus

• Geoffroy's rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus
• Sulawesi rousette, Rousettus celebensis
• Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus – Egyptian rousette
• Leschenault's rousette, Rousettus leschenaulti
• Linduan rousette, Rousettus linduensis
• Comoro rousette, Rousettus obliviosus
• Bare-backed rousette, Rousettus spinalatus