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Golden-capped fruit bat
Golden-capped fruit bat
(Acerodon jubatus)
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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)
.
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