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(DSC08607) The Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known as the Golden-capped fruit bat, is a rare megabat and considered the largest known bat in the world. The species is endangered and is currently facing the possibility of extinction because of poaching and forest destruction. They are endemic to the rainforests of the Philippines. The Giant Golden Crowned Flying fox gets its species name from the golden fur around the head, in sharp contrast to the black body. Like all other fruit bats, they have no tail. They are large bats, with a wingspan average of 1.5 meters (5 ft) and weighing up to 1.2 kg (2.6 lb), though the Large Flying Fox has a greater wingspan. Recent surveys have found A. jubatus roosting with P. vampyrus on the islands of Bohol, Boracay, Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros and Polillo. (Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Golde n-crowned_Flying_Fox)

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