Latin Etymology: Rousettus ("reddish brown") aegyptiacus ("of Egypt")
Adult Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at Side, Antalya, Turkey - March 2025
Featured Subspecies: Rousettus aegyptiacus aegyptiacus
Weight: 80-170g / Length: 15cm / Wingspan: 60cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The closest any megabat species gets to Europe is this species' North most point on the South Coast of Turkey. Despite the name, their range is actually patchily dstributed across most of Africa with disjunct populations in South Africa, the Southern Arabian Penninsula, the West African Coast, Ethipia and more. One of the few fruit bats to use echolocation, albeit a less refined one than used by microbats.
Related Species:
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Pteropodidae
Genus: Rousettus
SUBSPECIES: R. a. aegypticus, R. a. leachii, R. a. unicolor, R. a. arabicus, R. a. princeps, R. a. tomensis
- Sighting Locations -
TURKEY - Turkish:Mısır meyve yarasası ("Egyptian Fruit Bat")
- ANTALYA 2025 TRIP - Several around Side
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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