Rousettus

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Rousettus is a genus of Old World fruit bats known for their ability to use rudimentary echolocation and their role as important pollinators and seed dispersers in tropical ecosystems.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rousettus aegyptiacus 3
Rousettus amplexicaudatus 3
Rousettus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityPattern nocturnal
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Afrotropical realm
Indomalayan realm
class Mammalia
commonName Old World fruit bats
linked to: Pteropus
contributesTo forest regeneration
plant gene flow
diet frugivorous
nectarivorous
echolocationMechanism tongue clicks
echolocationType rudimentary echolocation
ecologicalRole pollinator
seed disperser
family Pteropodidae
firstDescribedBy John Edward Gray
firstDescriptionYear 1821
geographicDistribution Africa
Asia
Middle East
habitat subtropical forests
tropical forests
isBat true
isMammal true
isVertebrate true
kingdom Animalia
locomotion powered flight
notableSpecies Rousettus aegyptiacus
linked to: Rousettus

Rousettus amplexicaudatus
linked to: Rousettus

Rousettus leschenaultii
linked to: Rousettus
order Chiroptera
parentTaxon Pteropodidae
phylum Chordata
pollinationSyndrome chiropterophily
reproduction viviparous
roostType caves
tree hollows
sensoryAbility echolocation
good vision
subfamily Rousettinae
linked to: Pteropodidae
taxonRank genus
threats habitat loss
hunting
typeSpecies Rousettus aegyptiacus
linked to: Rousettus
usesEcholocation true

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pteropodidae includesGenus Rousettus
Rousettus typeSpecies Rousettus aegyptiacus
linked to: Rousettus
Rousettus notableSpecies Rousettus aegyptiacus
linked to: Rousettus
Rousettus notableSpecies Rousettus leschenaultii
linked to: Rousettus
Rousettus notableSpecies Rousettus amplexicaudatus
linked to: Rousettus
Monfort Bat Sanctuary protects Rousettus amplexicaudatus
linked to: Rousettus
Monfort Bat Sanctuary focusSpecies Rousettus amplexicaudatus
linked to: Rousettus
Marburg virus naturalReservoir Rousettus aegyptiacus
linked to: Rousettus