Linduan rousette
Rousettus linduensis Maryanto & Yani, 2003
The linduan rousette (Rousettus linduensis) is a species in the family Pteropodidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh about 77.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
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Quick facts about the linduan rousette
- Weight
- 77.7 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
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the linduan rousette live?
Not recorded
What is the linduan rousette?
The Linduan rousette (Rousettus linduensis) is a species of megabat in the Rousettus genus of the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia and is known only from four specimens collected in the swamp forest of Lore Lindu National Park, in central Sulawesi. It was first described in 2003.
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Is the linduan rousette endangered?
The linduan rousette is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species.
How is the linduan rousette classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyPteropodidae
- genusRousettus
- SpeciesRousettus linduensis Maryanto & Yani, 2003
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- kaloň linduánskýCzech
- Lindu-RosettenflughundGerman
- Rossetto di SulawesiItalian
- リンドゥルーセットオオコウモリJapanese
- Rudawiec bagiennyPolish
Relatives of the linduan rousette
Other species in the same genus Rousettus.

Egyptian fruit bat
Rousettus aegyptiacus

Leschenault's rousette
Rousettus leschenaultii

Geoffroy's rousette
Rousettus amplexicaudatus
Madagascan rousette
Rousettus madagascariensis
Sulawesi rousette
Rousettus celebensis
Bare-backed rousette
Rousettus spinalatus
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the linduan rousette?
An adult linduan rousette weighs 77.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the linduan rousette endangered?
The linduan rousette is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
What kind of animal is the linduan rousette?
The linduan rousette (Rousettus linduensis) belongs to the family Pteropodidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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