Rousettus

• Egyptian rousette Rousettus aegyptiacus

  

  A large-eyed fruit bat that feeds on very ripe fruit.

• Geoffroy's Rousette Rousettus amplexicaudatus

  

  Geoffroy's rousette is a fruit-eating bat that roosts in large groups in limestone caves. It moves as fruits ripen.

• Sulawesi Rousette Rousettus celebensis

  

  A fruit-eating bat recorded on Sulawesi. A 2021 phylogenetic study proposed placing the species formerly called Rousettus celebensis in Pilonycteris; a 2025 field study also used Pilonycteris celebensis.

• Leschenault's Rousette Rousettus leschenaultii

  

  Rousettus leschenaultii is a fruit-eating flying fox ranging across South and Southeast Asia. Its dorsal fur is fulvous brown and the underside grey to brown-grey; it roosts by day in caves and some buildings.

• Madagascan Rousette Rousettus madagascariensis

  

  The Madagascan rousette is a small fruit bat found only on Madagascar. It is active at night and feeds on fruit and nectar.

• Linduan Rousette Rousettus linduensis

  This uncommon fruit bat was collected in swamp forest near Lindu Lake on Sulawesi. It is known from a very limited area.

• Comoro Rousette Rousettus obliviosus

  This fruit bat occurs in the Comoros Islands. It roosts in caves and feeds at night; a local conservation group describes it as gray-brown and smaller than the other fruit bats on Anjouan.

• Bare-backed Rousette Rousettus spinalatus

  The Bare-backed Rousette roosts in caves and is known from northern Sumatra and northern Borneo.

• Tangkoko Rousette Rousettus tangkokoensis

  This pteropodid bat was described as a new species in 2016. The nine specimens in the original description were collected in Gunung Duasudara Sanctuary, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

• Egyptian rousette Rousettus aegyptiacus

  A large-eyed fruit bat that feeds on very ripe fruit.

• Geoffroy's Rousette Rousettus amplexicaudatus

  Geoffroy's rousette is a fruit-eating bat that roosts in large groups in limestone caves. It moves as fruits ripen.

• Madagascan Rousette Rousettus madagascariensis

  The Madagascan rousette is a small fruit bat found only on Madagascar. It is active at night and feeds on fruit and nectar.

• Sulawesi Rousette Rousettus celebensis

  A fruit-eating bat recorded on Sulawesi. A 2021 phylogenetic study proposed placing the species formerly called Rousettus celebensis in Pilonycteris; a 2025 field study also used Pilonycteris celebensis.

• Leschenault's Rousette Rousettus leschenaultii

  Rousettus leschenaultii is a fruit-eating flying fox ranging across South and Southeast Asia. Its dorsal fur is fulvous brown and the underside grey to brown-grey; it roosts by day in caves and some buildings.