Egyptian rousette vs mersawa

Rousettus aegyptiacus compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Egyptian rousette is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Egyptian rousette	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Rousettus	Anisoptera
Species	Rousettus aegyptiacus	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Egyptian rousette	mersawa
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.

mersawa

Habitat

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