mammal · Chiroptera · Pteropodidae
Egyptian Rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus (E.Geoffroy, 1810) — also called Egyptian Fruit Bat. Occurrence records of the Egyptian Rousette are shared on GBIF from around 7 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (8 records), in 2 provinces.
IUCN: Least concern
7reserves with records
33records around them
2provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Constantia NekNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
By province
- Western Cape
- 5 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 2 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Scientific name
- Rousettus aegyptiacus
- GBIF taxon
- 2432953
- Wikidata
- Q754983
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.