Acerodon jubatus (Eschscholtz 1831)

[Pteropus] jubatus Eschscholtz 1831, Zool. Atlas, Part 4: 1.

Type Locality: Philippines, Luzon, Manila.

Vernacular Names: Golden-capped Fruit Bat.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Acerodon jubatus subsp. jubatus Eschscholtz 1831

Subspecies Acerodon jubatus subsp. lucifer Elliot 1896

Subspecies Acerodon jubatus subsp. mindanensis K. Andersen 1909

Distribution: Philippines except Palawan region.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I (and possibly extinct) as A. lucifer, Appendix I as A. jubatus; otherwise Appendix II; IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) and IUCN 2003 – Endangered as A. jubatus, A. lucifer listed as Extinct.

Discussion: Includes lucifer; see Ingle and Heaney (1992) and Heaney et al. (1998).