Rousettus madagascariensis G. Grandidier, 1928 . Bull. Acad. Malgache, 11:91.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Beforona (between Tananarive and Andevoranto) .

DISTRIBUTION: Madagascar.

COMMENT: Considered a subspecies of lanosus by Hayman and Hill, 1971, Part 2: 12; but see Bergmans, 1977, Mammalia, 41:67-74.