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Egyptian fruit bat
Egyptian fruit bat
(Rousettus aegyptiacus)
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To find out more about the conservation of this and other bat species see:
Bat Conservation International:
http://www.batcon.org/
Eurobats:
http://www.eurobats.org/
Lubee Bat Conservancy:
http://www.lubee.org/
Mickleburgh, S.P., Hutson, A.M. and Racey, P.A. (1992)
Old World Fruit Bats: An Action Plan for their Conservation
. IUCN/SSC Chiroptera Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Available at:
http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/html/Old%20world%20fruit%20bats/cover.html
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