Madagascan Rousette
Rousettus madagascariensis G.Grandidier, 1928
Also calledAndrehy mena (mlg) · Madagaskar-Höhlenflughund (deu) · MadagaskarFlughund (deu) · Madagaskarhöhlenflughund (deu) · Rossetto del Madagascar (ita) · Roussette de Madagascar (fra) · Rudawiec malgaski (pol) · kaloň Grandidierův (ces) · madagaskarinronkko (fin) · Мадагаскарская летучая собака (rus) · روزيتا مدغشقر (ara) · マダガスカルルーセットオオコウモリ (jpn)
First described in: Bull. Acad. Malgache, N.S. vol.11 p.91
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (nt).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Stenonycteris. Considered a subspecies of lanosus by Hayman and Hill (1977), but see Bergmans (1977). Revised by Peterson et al. (1995). Does not include obliviosus; see Bergmans (1994), but also see Peterson et al. (1995).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
materials_examined
Type Locality: Madagascar, Beforona (between Tananarive [= Antananarivo] and Andevoranto).
Order Chiroptera - Family Pteropodidae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Rousettus. Considered a subspecies of lanosus by Hayman and Hill (1971: 12); but see Bergmans (1977).
Order Chiroptera
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2432950.