Long-haired rousette

The long-haired rousette (Rousettus lanosus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]

Long-haired rousette

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Rousettus
Species:
R. lanosus
Binomial name
Rousettus lanosus
Thomas, 1906
Long-haired rousette range

References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Howell, K.; Hutson, A.M.; Mickleburgh, S.; Bergmans, W. (2017). "Rousettus lanosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19758A22001971. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19758A22001971.en.


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