The giant golden-crowned flying fox, also known as the golden-capped fruit bat (Acerodon jubatus), is a megabat endemic to the Philippines. Three subspecies have been recognised since its description in 1831, one of them extinct: Acerodon jubatus lucifer, formerly the Panay golden-crowned flying fox. It was formerly placed in the genus Pteropus, which it resembles physically. It is one of the largest bats in the world, weighing up to 1.4 kilograms, and has the longest documented forearm of any bat at 21 centimetres; only the Indian and great flying fox can weigh more. It is primarily frugivorous, eating several kinds of fig, and the IUCN lists it as endangered.
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Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 ThreatsHuman Intrusions and Disturbance 2 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
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Source Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Wikipedia)
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Source Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, PhilippinesQuote, Distribution, Philippines
The giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the golden-capped fruit bat, is a species of megabat endemic to the Philippines.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology): Animal Diversity Web: Acerodon jubatus
Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)Food Habits, Primary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore frugivore frugivore
Behavior
Key Behaviors flies nocturnal nocturnal motile motile sedentary sedentary social social colonial colonial Home Range Home range sizes for golden-capped fruit bats are not known.
Habitat, Habitat Regions
terrestrial
View the Source 2. Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Philippines
The giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the golden-capped fruit bat, is a species of megabat endemic to the Philippines.
Relationship to people, hunting
Even though hunting pressures are lessened at these three roosts, the giant golden-crowned flying fox contends with other sources of disturbance.
Conservation, CITES
In 1995, the species was placed CITES Appendix I.
Article text, population
As of 2016, the giant golden-crowned flying fox is listed as an endangered species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation because its population likely declined by more than 50% from 1986-2016.
Article text, threats
Owing to deforestation and poaching for bushmeat, it is an endangered species.
Article text, threats, threats
Even in roosts that are more stringently protected from poaching, it is still affected by human disturbance via tourists who intentionally disturb them during the day.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
The giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the golden-capped fruit bat, is a species of megabat endemic to the Philippines.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
The giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the golden-capped fruit bat, is a species of megabat endemic to the Philippines.
View the Source3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218703: species profile of Acerodon jubatus
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"extinct": false
4. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218703: IUCN Red List category of Acerodon jubatus
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "ENDANGERED"
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