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Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Egyptian_fruit_bat_(Rousettus_aegyptiacus)
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
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