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Comoro rousette

Rousettus obliviosus Kock, 1978

VUVulnerablebats

The comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 44.1 g to 45.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the comoro rousette

Weight
44.1 g – 45.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
0.98src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the comoro rousette live?

Not recorded

What is the comoro rousette?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae endemic to the Comoros Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, caves, plantations, and urban areas.

From the Wikipedia article “Comoro rousette” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comoro_rousette&oldid=1383572633), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the comoro rousette endangered?

The comoro rousette is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the comoro rousette classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyPteropodidae
  6. genusRousettus
  7. SpeciesRousettus obliviosus Kock, 1978

Synonyms Rousettus obliviousus

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Comoros rousetteEnglish
  • Comoros rousetteEnglish
  • روزيتا جزر القمرArabic
  • kaloň KockůvCzech
  • kaloň zapomenutýCzech
  • KomorenhöhlenflughundGerman
  • Komoren-HöhlenflughundGerman
  • komorienronkkoFinnish
  • Rousette de ComoroFrench
  • petite roussette des ComoresFrench
  • roussette des ComoresFrench
  • Rossetto delle ComoreItalian
  • コモロルーセットオオコウモリJapanese
  • Rudawiec komorskiPolish
  • berasusuSwahili
  • ndarasusuSwahili
  • ngarasusuSwahili
  • shivwirivwiriSwahili

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the comoro rousette

Other species in the same genus Rousettus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the comoro rousette?

An adult comoro rousette weighs 44.1 g – 45.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the comoro rousette endangered?

The comoro rousette is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the comoro rousette?

The comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{comoro_rousette_2026,
  title = {Comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/comoro-rousette},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}