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Comoro Rousette
Rousettus obliviosus Kock, 1978
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Comoro Rousette (Rousettus obliviosus) range
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Comoro rousette; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:26:20.460861+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rousettus obliviosus Kock, 1978
- Name authority
- Kock, 1978
- Common name
- Comoro Rousette
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Pteropodidae
- Genus
- Rousettus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYinpterochiroptera Springer, Teeling, Madsen, Stanhope & Jong, 2001
- familyPteropodidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyRousettinae Andersen, 1912
- tribeRousettini Andersen, 1912
- genusRousettus Gray, 1821
- speciesRousettus obliviosus Kock, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rousettus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sulawesi RousetteRousettus celebensis K. Andersen, 1907 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Madagascan RousetteRousettus madagascariensis G. Grandidier, 1928 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bare-backed RousetteRousettus spinalatus Bergmans & Hill, 1980 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Egyptian RousetteRousettus aegyptiacus (E. Geoffroy, 1810) | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Geoffroy's RousetteRousettus amplexicaudatus (E. Geoffroy, 1810) | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Linduan RousetteRousettus linduensis Maryanto & Yani, 2003 | PteropodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=631673 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4THCY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.