Leschenault's rousette

Leschenault's rousette
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Rousettus
Species:
R. leschenaultii
Binomial name
Rousettus leschenaultii
Desmarest, 1820
Subspecies
  • R. l. leschenaultii (Desmarest, 1820)
  • R. l. shortridgei Thomas & Wroughton, 1909
  • R. l. seminudus (Kelaart, 1850)
Leschenault's rousette range

Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii) is a species of fruit bat. The scientific name of the species was first published by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1820.

  1. ^ Bouillard, N., Cretan, S. & Waldien, D.L. (2021). "Rousettus leschenaultii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T19756A22001287. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)