Egyptian fruit bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Egyptian fruit bat lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rousettus aegyptiacus
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Pteropodidae

Where does the Egyptian fruit bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Egyptian fruit bat in 10 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

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 Egyptian fruit bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Egyptian fruit bat?

The Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae, genus Rousettus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Egyptian fruit bat

The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of megabat that occurs in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Indian subcontinent. It is one of three species of Rousettus with an African-Malagasy range, though the only species of its genus found in continental Africa. The common ancestor of the three species colonised the region in the late Pliocene or early Pleistocene. The species is traditionally divided into six subspecies. It is considered a medium-sized megabat, with adults weighing 80–170 g (2.8–6.0 oz) and having a wingspan of approximately 60 cm (24 in). Individuals are dark brown or greyish brown, with their undersides paler than their backs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Egyptian fruit bat (revision 1376571925), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754983 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).