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Acerodon jubatus

(Golden-Capped Fruit Bat)

Overview

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Endangered

Threat status

Common Names

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Common Names in Czech:

Kaloň Zlatotemenný

Common Names in English:

Golden-Capped Fruit Bat

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 49 meters (0 to 161 feet).[1]

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Aug-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Acerodon

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. celebensis (Sulawesi Flying Fox) · A. gilvus · A. humilis (Talaud Flying Fox) · A. jubatus (Golden-Capped Fruit Bat) · A. jubatus jubatus (Golden-Capped Fruit Bat) · A. jubatus mindanensis · A. leucotis (Palawan Fruit Bat) · A. lucifer (Panay Golden-Capped Fruit Bat) · A. mackloti (Sunda Flying-Fox)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = -209.000 meters (-685.696 feet), Standard Deviation = 364.870 based on 2 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/2/2009