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Fruit Bat ID

Between Egyptian and Straw-colored, leaning strongly towards Straw-colored right now but wanted to get a second opinion. For reference it was a colony just down the street from the Old Boma Museum in Arusha, Tanzania. Better photos can be provided if this doesn't suffice.
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Between Egyptian and Straw-colored, leaning strongly towards Straw-colored right now but wanted to get a second opinion. For reference it was a colony just down the street from the Old Boma Museum in Arusha, Tanzania. Better photos can be provided if this doesn't suffice.

Also curious if the two species ever roost together?
 
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat. This species is very common in Tanzanian towns and often roosts in trees in crowded places. Egyptian Rousettes roost in cages.
 
@lintworm thanks for confirming. Out of curiosity, did you visit Mto wa Mbu? There were fruit bats at one of the campsites there that I didn't get any photos of, do you think it's likely that those were also Straw-colored?
 
@Coelacanth18 Could be Straw-coloured, but also Epauletted Fruit Bats (which are roughly half the size and have small but conspicuous white markings in the face)
 

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