Wildlifeof India
Leschenault's Rousette
Bats
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Rousettus leschenaultii
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, nectar and flowers
Habitat
Tropical forest to urban areas; roosts in caves, abandoned buildings and tunnels
Range
Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from Iran to Java, Bali and Sumatra
Size
Head and body 9.5–12cm; forearm 7.5–8.5cm
Leschenault's rousette is a fruit bat, brown to grey-brown with lighter underparts, long pale hairs under the chin, an elongated muzzle and large dark eyes. Head and body length is 9.5–12 cm, the forearm about 7.5–8.5 cm, and the tail very short at 1–1.8 cm. It ranges through the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia from Iran to Bali, Java and Sumatra (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in habitats from tropical forest to towns, roosting in caves, abandoned buildings and tunnels, often in colonies of up to several thousand. It eats fruit, nectar and flowers. The cached account of this species is short and gives no further detail on India (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Leschenault's Rousette eat?
- Fruit, nectar and flowers
- What habitat does the Leschenault's Rousette live in?
- Tropical forest to urban areas; roosts in caves, abandoned buildings and tunnels
- Where is the Leschenault's Rousette found?
- Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from Iran to Java, Bali and Sumatra
- How big is the Leschenault's Rousette?
- Head and body 9.5–12cm; forearm 7.5–8.5cm