Rousettus aegyptiacus - #35
Egyptian Rousette
Close-up, partial front view of bat eating fruit
Geographic Distribution
Senegal and Egypt south to South Africa; Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, S Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, S Iraq, S. Iran, Pakistan, NW India; islands in the Gulf of Guinea (S
Order/Family
Pteropodidae
Genus
Rousettus
Specific Epithet
aegyptiacus
Image Location
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Image Date
1975
Photographer
J. Visser