VU — Vulnerable

Rousettus obliviosus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

CHIROPTERA

Family

PTEROPODIDAE

Genus

Rousettus

Rousettus obliviosus belongs to the family PTEROPODIDAE, order CHIROPTERA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Caves and subterranean habitatsMajorForestMajorForest - TemperateMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Volcanoes

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species management

Species recovery

Formal education

Awareness & communications

Legislation

06 — Range

Found in 2 Countries

Comoros Mayotte

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Rousettus obliviosus (Rousettus obliviosus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/comoros-rousette

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