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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Rousettus cf. leschenaultii
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Rousettus
Rousettus is a genus of Old World fruit bats or megabats. They are sometimes referred to as dog-faced fruit bats, or flying foxes. The genus is a member of the suborder Megachiroptera. The genus consists of ten species[1] that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands of the south Pacific.
Classification
The genus consists of 3 subgenera (Boneia, Rousettus, Stenonycteris), sometimes considered as separate genera:
Genus Rousettus
- Subgenus Boneia
- Subgenus Rousettus
- Geoffroy's Rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus
- Sulawesi Rousette, Rousettus celebensis
- Egyptian Rousette (Egyptian Fruit Bat), Rousettus aegyptiacus
- Leschenault's Rousette, Rousettus leschenaulti
- Linduan Rousette, Rousettus linduensis
- Comoro Rousette, Rousettus obliviosus
- Bare-backed Rousette, Rousettus spinalatus
- Subgenus Stenonycteris
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