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Golden Capped Fruit bat
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Golden Capped Fruit Bat
Golden capped fruit bat
Acerodon Jubatus
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history
History
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It was formally know as the Jabatus Lucifer.
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The Golden Capped Fruit bat was Discovered in 1831 by German Naturalist
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From 1986 to 2016 the bats population declined by 50%
This species is now threatened by hunting and loss of there original habitat.
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Thirty years ago the population was 20,000 bats.
Basic facts
Facts
- They eat primarily figs and other fruits.
- The roost historically, big colonies of up to 100-150,000 bats.
- In modern day colony no bigger than 30,000 usually 5,000 bats.
- They roost with other bat species as well.
- 80% of their habitat has been cut down.
- They don't use echolocation like other bats, they use there superior sense of sight.
- This bat is found only in the Philippines and Does not like to be around humans.
What is being done to conserve the habitat?
The bats biggest threat are human hunters. They are protected with three large roosting sites that are free from hunting, but they still get hunted when they forage away from the roosts.
As if 2016 these bats are considered endangered.
It is illegal to trade or hunt this species, but due to poor enforcement they are hunted still.
Conservation
Other organisms that live in the same habitat
other organisms
The Golden Capped Fruit Bats habitat are usually tropical forests and swampy areas. They are herbivores and mostly eat figs because they also roost on fig trees. The fig trees benefit from the bats through their droppings of the seeds.
The bats also roost on bamboo clumps and mangrove trees. They pollinate the crops and vegetables around where they live.
Sources
- https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Acerodon_jubatus/
- https://eol.org/pages/327307/articles
https://allthatsinteresting.com/giant-golden-crowned-flying-fox
https://bio4climate.org/featured-creature/featured-creature-golden-capped-fruit-bat/#:~:text=Despite%20their%20size%2C%20these%20megabats,the%20search%20for%20some%20nectar.
https://a-z-animals.com/animals/golden-crowned-flying-fox/