Angolan rousette: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Angolan rousette lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lissonycteris angolensis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Angolan rousette live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Angolan rousette in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Uganda

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Angolan rousette endangered?

The Angolan rousette’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Angolan rousette?

The Angolan rousette (Lissonycteris angolensis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Lissonycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Angolan rousette

The Angolan fruit bat, Angolan rousette or silky bat (Myonycteris angolensis) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist savanna, and rocky areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Angolan rousette (revision 1314204686), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763830 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).