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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Chiroptera > Family: Pteropodidae > Genus: Rousettus > Species: Rousettus aegyptiacus

Rousettus aegyptiacus (E. Geoffroy, 1810)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Not Applicable (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 5 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	20 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	woodland and forest
May also occur in	heathland and shrub urban
Natura 2000 species code	4002

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Not Applicable

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
CY2000011	Cyprus	POTAMOS PERISTERONAS	Map
CY2000009	Cyprus	FOUNTOUKODASI PITSILIAS	Map
CY2000002	Cyprus	ALYKOS POTAMOS - AGIOS SOZOMENOS	Map
GR4210004	Greece	KASTELLORIZO KAI NISIDES RO KAI STRONGYLI KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI	Map
CY2000003	Cyprus	PERIOCHI MITSEROU - AGROKIPIAS	Map
CY4000003	Cyprus	KOILADA DIARIZOU	Map
CY5000005	Cyprus	AKROTIRIO ASPRO - PETRA ROMIOU	Map
CY4000002	Cyprus	CHA - POTAMI	Map
CY2000006	Cyprus	DASOS PAFOU	Map
CY2000001	Cyprus	MAMMARI - DENEIA	Map
CY4000009	Cyprus	PERIOCHI SKOULLI	Map
CY4000004	Cyprus	VOUNI PANAGIAS	Map
CY4000008	Cyprus	KOILI - MAVROKOLYMPOS	Map
CY4000005	Cyprus	EPISKOPI MOROU NEROU	Map
CY2000010	Cyprus	KOILADA POTAMOU MAROULLENAS	Map
CY4000007	Cyprus	XEROS POTAMOS	Map
CY4000010	Cyprus	CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map
CY4000023	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map
CY2000016	Cyprus	DASOS PAFOU	Map
CY4000025	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS XEROY POTAMOU	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. (Rousettus aegypticus)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection. (Rousettus aegypticus)	Not mentioned as such in the Directive but as higher taxon (genus, family or order)
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (Rousettus egyptiacus)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Agreement on the conservation of Populations of European Bats. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (EUROBATS)	(Rousettus egyptiacus)		http://www.eurobats.org/ http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family
			http://www.eurobats.org/ http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.	This species or synonym as such is not listed in CITES, but whole Genus Pteropus is concerned by Appendix II (Except the species included in Appendix I).	http://www.cites.org/eng

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

Synonym	Author
Rousettus egyptiacus	(E. Geoffroy, 1810)
Pteropus egyptiacus	E. Geoffroy, 1810
Rousettus aegypticus

Other resources

Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS (invalid)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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