Egyptian rousette vs ground-pine

Rousettus aegyptiacus compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Egyptian rousette is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Egyptian rousette	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Rousettus	Ajuga
Species	Rousettus aegyptiacus	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Egyptian rousette	ground-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

ground-pine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).