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'''Rousettus''' is a genus of Old World fruit bats. They are sometimes referred to as dog-faced fruit bats, or flying foxes. The genus is a member of the suborder Megachiroptera. The genus consists of 9 species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands of the south Pacific.

★ Geoffroy's Rousette, ''Rousettus amplexicaudatus'' (Geoffroy, 1810) - Thailand throughout the Philippines to the Solomon Islands.

★ Angolan Rousette, ''Rousettus angolensis'' (Bocage, 1898) - south-Saharan Africa

★ Sulawase Rousette, ''Rousettus celebensis'' (Anderson, 1907) - Sulawasi

★ Egyptian Rousette or Egyptian Fruit Bat, ''Rousettus aegyptiacus'' (Geoffroy, 1810) - non-Saharan Africa and the Middle-east.

★ Long-haired Rousette, ''Rousettus lanosus'' (Thomas, 1908) - Uganda

★ Leschenault's Rousette, ''Rousettus leschenaulti'' (Desmarest, 1820) - India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong

★ Madagascar Rousette, ''Rousettus madagascariensis'' (Grandidier, 1928) - Madagascar

★ Comoro Rousette, ''Rousettus obliviosus'' (Kock, 1978) - Comoro Islands

★ Bare-backed Rousette, ''Rousettus spinalatus'' (Bergmans & Hill, 1980) - Sumatra and Borneo