giant golden-crowned flying fox

The biggest known bat is the giant golden-crowned flying fox.

The giant golden-crowned flying fox gets its species name from the golden fur around the head, in sharp contrast to the black body.

One of the biggest contributions to the endangerment of the giant golden-crowned flying fox is due to hunting.

Outside this genus, the giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus) is the only bat with similar dimensions.

Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus)

The giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the golden-capped fruit bat, is a rare megabat and one of the largest bats in the world.

The giant golden-crowned flying fox is threatened by deforestation and has completely disappeared from many islands in the Philippines, such as Panay and most of Cebu.

When fruit bats were abundant in the Philippines, the giant golden-crowned flying fox and the large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) would make colonies, reportedly numbering over 150,000 individuals.

They include the Philippine eagle, giant golden-crowned flying fox, Philippine eagle-owl, Isabela oriole, green sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, Philippine crocodile and dugong.

Caves and the rainforest of Maitum are the natural habitat of a rare fruit bat species called giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acedoron jubatus), also known as "silent planter," since it contributes greatly to forest regeneration, because of eating lots of fruits and their seeds.