Golden-capped fruit bat  (Acerodon jubatus)

Facts

Also known as:giant fruit bat and golden-crowned flying fox
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Chiroptera
Family Pteropodidae
Genus Acerodon (1)
Size Female total length: 336 – 338 mm (2)
Male total length: 340 – 343 mm (2)
Weight up to 1.1 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (4).