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