Genus

Rousettes

Rousettus

2 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderChiroptera (Bats)
FamilyPteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)
GenusRousettus (Rousettes)

Species in this group

VU Endemic

Rousettus madagascariensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rousettus aegyptiacus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Rousettes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 35 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 2	~20%
	Madagascan Rousette			~20%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Egyptian Rousette			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~50%
	Egyptian Rousette			~50%
2	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 2	~30%
	Egyptian Rousette			~30%
3	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 2	~20%
	Egyptian Rousette			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
2	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
3	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
5	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
6	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
7	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Cotswold Wildlife Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
9	Parque Zoológico de León - Zooleón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
10	Selwo Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
11	Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
12	Yaroslavl Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
13	Safari de Peaugres Circuit Auto	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
14	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
15	Terra Natura Benidorm	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
16	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Zoo de La Flèche	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
18	Blank Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	La Palmyre Zoo	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
20	Kharkiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
21	Krakow Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
22	Faunia	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
23	Lincoln Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
25	Tennōji Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
26	Paphos Zoo	🇨🇾 Cyprus	In captivity
27	Oradea Zoological Garden	🇷🇴 Romania	In captivity
28	Kazan Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
29	Elmwood Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Living Treasures "Wild" Animal Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	VigoNature	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
32	Voronezh Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
33	Kharkiv Dolphinarium	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
34	Bird Kingdom	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
35	Mondo Verde, Landgraaf	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity

Show all 35 Show fewer

Rousettes

Species in this group

Madagascan Rousette

Egyptian Rousette

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Rousettes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found