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Golden-capped fruit bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Pteropodidae
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
Species : Acerodon jubatus
The giant golden crowned fruit bat (Acerodon jubatus) is endangered by overactive hunting and habitat destruction. They can be found on the Philippines, in the province Sarangani. It is believed to be the largest bat in the world according to Wikipedia and several other sites. However, this site, on the vanishing treasures of the earth by the Field museum in Chicago, suggests otherwise. It says the giant golden crowned fruit bat is indeed the largest in weight, but the Pteropus Vampyrus is the largest in size (wingspan), which is the criterium in my book. Bats are usually called by how they look... You have the dog-faced bat, spear-faced bat, hammer-head bat, bull dog bat, and little brown bat. The giant golden crowned fruit bat follow this line (see image). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify the image of the golden crowned fruit bat under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Released as GFDL by LDC, Inc. Foundation.
The Golden-capped fruit bat is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the goldencapped fruit bat
A young / baby of a goldencapped fruit bat is called a 'pup'. A goldencapped fruit bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Philippines
Facts about the golden-capped fruit bat
Giant golden-crowned flying fox Giant golden-crowned flying foxStatus Endangered Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Subphylum:Vertebrata Class:Mammalia Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Chiroptera Suborder:Megachiroptera Family:Caenolestidae Subfamily:Pteropodinae Genus:Acerodon Species:jubatus Binomial name Acerodon jubatus (Eschscholtz, 1831) The Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus, also known as the Golden-capped fruit bat) is a rare fruit bat species facing the danger of extinction from poachers and food hunters.
Giant golden-crowned flying fox[Categories: Endangered species, Bats]The Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the Golden-capped fruit bat, is a rare (Large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit) fruit bat said to be the largest (Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate) bat in the world.
jpg :Animalia :Chordata :Mammalia :Chiroptera :Caenolestidae :Acerodon :jubatus Binomial name Acerodon jubatus (Eschscholtz, 1831) The Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus, also known as the Golden-capped fruit bat) is a rare fruit bat species facing the danger of extinction from poachers and food hunters.
The Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus, also known as the Golden-capped fruit bat) is a rare fruit bat species facing the danger of extinction from poachers and food hunters.
The Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the Golden-capped fruit bat, is a rare fruit bat said to be the largest bat in the world. (Full text)
The golden-capped fruit bat is probably dependent on primary or old secondary forest. (Full text)
Animal Info - Golden-capped Fruit Bat The golden-capped fruit bat is an endagered species endemic to the Philippines. (Full text)
Acerodon jubatus (Eschscholtz, 1831) The Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus, also known as the Golden-capped fruit bat) is a rare fruit bat species facing the danger of extinction from poachers and food hunters. (Full text)