Bat colony found in the cave systems of Ankerana, north Madagascar

The Egyptian Fruit Bat or Egyptian Rousette is a species of Old World fruit bat found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India. Due to their extensive geographic range, and relatively large wild population, ''Rousettus aegyptiacus'' does not hold any specific conservation status.