# Angolan rousette

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{{Short description|Species of bat}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Angolan fruit bat
| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MAM.15537.b dor - Lissonycteris angolensis angolensis Bocage, 1898 - skin.jpeg
| status = LC 
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref=<ref name="iucn 2017">{{cite iucn| last1=Bergmans| first1= W.| last2= Hutson| first2= A.M.| last3= Mickleburgh| first3= S.| last4= Monadjem| first4= A.| year= 2017| title= Lissonycteris angolensis| volume= 2017| article-number= e.T44698A22073874| doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44698A22073874.en}}</ref>
| genus = Myonycteris
| species = angolensis
| authority = ([Bocage](/source/Jose_Vicente_Barboza_du_Bocage), 1898)
| synonyms = {{species list
|Rousettus angolensis| (Bocage, 1898)
|Lissonycteris angolensis|(Bocage, 1898)
|Cynonycteris angolensis|Bocage, 1898 }}
| range_map = Angolan Rousette area.png
| range_map_caption = Angolan rousette range
}}

The '''Angolan fruit bat''', '''Angolan rousette''' or '''silky bat''' ('''''Myonycteris angolensis''''') is a species of [megabat](/source/megabat) in the family [Pteropodidae](/source/Pteropodidae). It is found in [Angola](/source/Angola), [Burundi](/source/Burundi), [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon), [Central African Republic](/source/Central_African_Republic), [Republic of Congo](/source/Republic_of_Congo), [Democratic Republic of Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_Congo), [Kenya](/source/Kenya), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria), [Rwanda](/source/Rwanda), [Sudan](/source/Sudan), [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania), [Uganda](/source/Uganda), and [Zambia](/source/Zambia). Its natural [habitat](/source/habitat)s are [subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest](/source/subtropical_or_tropical_moist_lowland_forest), moist [savanna](/source/savanna), and rocky areas.

==Taxonomy and etymology==
It was [described](/source/species_description) in 1898 by Portuguese zoologist [José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Vicente_Barbosa_du_Bocage).
Bocage initially placed it in the now-defunct genus ''Cynonycteris'', with a binomial of ''C. angolensis''.<ref name="Bocage 1898">{{cite journal| last=Bocage| first=J. V.| year=1898| title=Sur un nouvelle espèce de Cynopterus d'Angola| journal=Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes| series=2| volume=5| issue=19|pages=133–135| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3416445}}</ref> Its [species name](/source/specific_epithet_(zoology)) "''[angolensis](/source/wiktionary%3Aangolensis)''" is [Latin](/source/Latin) for "Angolan," likely in reference to the fact that the [holotype](/source/holotype) was collected near [Pungo Andongo](/source/Black_Rocks_at_Pungo_Andongo) in [Angola](/source/Angola).

==Description==
Its forearm length is {{convert|68-90|mm|in|abbr=on}} and it weighs {{convert|60-87|g|oz|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Kingdon 2013"/>

==Biology and ecology==
It is [frugivorous](/source/frugivore). Consumed fruits include fruits of various trees, including [fig trees](/source/Ficus), ''[Anthocleista](/source/Anthocleista)'', ''[Milicia excelsa](/source/Milicia_excelsa)'', and ''[Adenia](/source/Adenia)''.<ref name="Kingdon 2013">{{cite book| last1=Kingdon| first1= J.| last2= Happold| first2= D| last3= Butynski| first3= T.| last4= Hoffmann| first4= M.| last5= Happold| first5= M.| last6= Kalina| first6= J.| year= 2013| title= Mammals of Africa| volume=4 | publisher= A&C Black| pages=264–265}}</ref>

==Range and habitat==
The Angolan rousette has a wide range encompassing parts of [West](/source/West_Africa), [East](/source/East_Africa), and [Central Africa](/source/Central_Africa). It is found from sea level to {{convert|4000|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref name="iucn 2017"/>

==Conservation==
As of 2017, it is evaluated as a [least-concern species](/source/least-concern_species) by the [IUCN](/source/IUCN). It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its population is presumably large; its range includes [protected area](/source/protected_area)s; it is not likely to be in rapid population decline; and it tolerates a degree of anthropogenic habitat disturbance.<ref name="iucn 2017"/>

==References==
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{{Pteropodidae|E.}}
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Category:Myonycteris
Category:Mammals of Angola
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage
Category:Bats of Africa
Category:Mammals described in 1898

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