Rousettus Gray, 1821. London Med. Repos. 15: 299.
Pteropus aegyptiacus E. Geoffroy, 1810
Rousettus aegyptiacus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810).
Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris 15: 96.
Egyptian Rousette
Rousettus amplexicaudatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1810).
Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris 15: 96.
Geoffroy's Rousette
Rousettus leschenaultii (Desmarest, 1820).
Mammalogie, in Encyclop. Méthod. 1: 110.
Leschenault's Rousette
Rousettus linduensis Maryanto & Yani, 2003.
Mamm. Study 28: 113.
Linduan Rousette
Rousettus madagascariensis G. Grandidier, 1929.
Bull. Acad. Malgache, N.S. 11: 91.
Malagasy Rousette
Rousettus obliviosus Kock, 1978.
Proc. 4th Int. Bat Res. Conf. Nairobi p. 208.
Comoro Rousette
Rousettus spinalatus Bergmans & Hill, 1980.
Bull. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. Zool. 38: 95.
Bare-backed Rousette