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title: "Geoffroy's Rousette"
description: "Rousettus amplexicaudatus — Mamíferos. Geoffroy's rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus) is a species of megabat or Old World fruit bats."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/geoffroy-s-rousette
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geoffroy's Rousette

> Rousettus amplexicaudatus — Mamíferos. Geoffroy's rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus) is a species of megabat or Old World fruit bats.

- Scientific name: *Rousettus amplexicaudatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 112
- Wikidata: [Q1443996](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1443996)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40848](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40848)

## Names

- en: Geoffroy's Rousette
- de: Geoffroys Flughund
- fr: Roussette de Geoffroy

## Countries with the most observations

ID (24), PH (12)

## Summary

Geoffroy's rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus) is a species of megabat or Old World fruit bats. It is one of ten species in the genus Rousettus.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241050700

## Machine access

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