Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Animalia
bay
gptkbp:activityPattern nocturnal
gptkbp:bodyLength 15–18 cm
gptkbp:color brown or greyish
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Egyptian_fruit_bat
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Étienne_Geoffroy_Saint-Hilaire
gptkbp:describedYear 1810
gptkbp:diet frugivore
gptkbp:diseaseReservoir gptkb:Lloviu_virus
gptkb:Marburg_virus
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkb:Cyprus
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Levant
gptkb:Nile_Valley
gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:echolocation yes
gptkbp:family gptkb:Pteropodidae
gptkbp:foragingBehavior up to 15 km from roost
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Rousettus
gptkbp:gestationPeriod about 105–120 days
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
gptkbp:IUCNStatus 18766
gptkbp:lifespan up to 22 years in captivity
gptkbp:megabat yes
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Southwest_Asia
gptkbp:nocturnal yes
gptkbp:notableFor one of the few megabats capable of echolocation
gptkbp:offspring usually one
gptkbp:order gptkb:Chiroptera
gptkbp:predators owls
snakes
raptors
gptkbp:reproduction gives birth to live young
gptkbp:roostsIn caves
abandoned buildings
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Rousettus_aegyptiacus
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism males slightly larger than females
gptkbp:socialStructure colonial
gptkbp:subfamily Rousettinae
gptkbp:tailLength short
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:weight 80–170 g
gptkbp:wingspan up to 60 cm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marburg_marburgvirus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6