Animalz

Acerodon

  • Sulawesi Flying Fox Acerodon celebensis
    Sulawesi Flying Fox
    Photo: Scott Heinrichs · CC BY-SA 3.0

    The Sulawesi Flying Fox is a fruit bat found only on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. A small island off eastern Central Sulawesi serves as a daytime roost, and the bats fly to mainland forests at night.

  • Golden-crowned Flying Fox Acerodon jubatus
    Golden-crowned Flying Fox
    Photo: Gregg Yan · CC BY-SA 3.0

    The golden-crowned flying fox is a large fruit-eating bat found only in the Philippines. A 2026 record documented it in forest in Apayao Province.

  • Talaud Flying Fox Acerodon humilis

    The Talaud flying fox is known only from Indonesia's Talaud Islands. Few records describe its life there, so details remain limited.

  • Palawan Flying Fox Acerodon leucotis

    The Palawan flying fox occurs in the Palawan faunal region of the Philippines. A field survey reported medium-sized, pale-furred bats that were thought likely to be this species.

  • Sunda Flying Fox Acerodon macklotii

    The Sunda Flying Fox is recorded on Indonesian islands. Adult males in Timor specimens had ochre fur from the shoulders toward the neck, while a Lombok account observed solitary animals using mango trees as roosts.

  • Golden-crowned Flying Fox Acerodon jubatus
    Golden-crowned Flying Fox
    Photo: Gregg Yan · CC BY-SA 3.0

    The golden-crowned flying fox is a large fruit-eating bat found only in the Philippines. A 2026 record documented it in forest in Apayao Province.

  • Sulawesi Flying Fox Acerodon celebensis

    The Sulawesi Flying Fox is a fruit bat found only on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. A small island off eastern Central Sulawesi serves as a daytime roost, and the bats fly to mainland forests at night.