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Rousette Bat

Rousettus aegyptiacus

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Description:

Rousettus aegyptiacus (Egyptian fruit bat, Rousette bat), Maramagambo Forest, Uganda

Habitat:

Tropical forest caves

1 Species ID Suggestions

AfriBats 10 years ago

Egyptian fruit bat

Rousettus aegyptiacus iNaturalist.org · Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

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8 Comments

ArthurTiutenko 10 years ago

Thanks for the hint. I am not a specialist in bats. I only have to agree that this indeed may be Rousettus aegyptiacus - considering the dark wings and size.

KarenL 10 years ago

Please consider adding this to the Bats of Africa mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2464...

rutasandinas 12 years ago

Fantástico

ChristyHolland 12 years ago

Fantastic series of photos!! Wonderful spotting!

Maria dB 12 years ago

great series!

ArthurTiutenko 12 years ago

Thanks! Done.

KarenL 12 years ago

You might like to add this to the Bat Monitoring mission - http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/6543...

KarenL 12 years ago

Fantastic shot! Well done!

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Spotted by
ArthurTiutenko

South Western, Uganda

Spotted on Jun 12, 2010
Submitted on Apr 15, 2012

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