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title: "Leschenault's Rousette"
description: "Rousettus leschenaultii — Mammiferi. Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii) is a species of fruit bat."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/leschenault-s-rousette
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Leschenault's Rousette

> Rousettus leschenaultii — Mammiferi. Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii) is a species of fruit bat.

- Scientific name: *Rousettus leschenaultii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 185
- Wikidata: [Q1762254](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1762254)
- iNaturalist taxon: [75044](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/75044)

## Names

- en: Leschenault's Rousette
- de: Leschenaults Flughund
- pl: Rudawiec orientalny

## Countries with the most observations

IN (56), LK (40), HK (20), CN (8), NP (4), PK (4), ID (3), MM (3)

## Summary

Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii) is a species of fruit bat. The scientific name of the species was first published by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1820.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leschenault%27s_rousette

## Photo

![Leschenault's Rousette](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/leschenault-s-rousette/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Tamargo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244236307

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/leschenault-s-rousette?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).