The Comoro rousette (''Rousettus obliviosus'') is a species of
megabat
Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera ( bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera '' Acerodon'' and '' Pteropus''— flying foxes. They are the only member of the ...
in the family Pteropodidae
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to the
Comoros Islands
The Comoro Islands or Comoros ( Shikomori ''Komori''; ar, جزر القمر , ''Juzur al-qamar''; french: Les Comores) form an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the southeastern coast of Africa, to the east of Mozambique and northw ...
. Its natural habitats are
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, caves, plantations, and urban areas.
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References
Mammals of the Comoros
Rousettus
Endemic fauna of the Comoros
Mammals described in 1978
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Bats of Africa
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