The Golden-Capped Fruit Bat plays a widely important role in maintaining the Philippines natural and rich environmental beauty. A large amount of the beautiful vegetation seen on the tropical Philippine islands are there, and thriving, due to the extremely necessary role of the golden-capped fruit bat. Rainforests account for a lot of biodiversity, and the golden-capped fruit at helps to sustain this biodiversity by eating fruits and dispersing the seeds (Maala, C. P., 2001). The bats serve as vital pollinators and seed distributors for a vast majority of the land’s fruit bearing vegetation, such as delicious figs. As the golden-capped fruit bat eats its favorite food, fruit, and flies over the environment, it spits out seeds from the fruits that they’re consuming (Bat Worlds, 2017). Not only do the bats drop the seeds, repopulating the lands vegetation, but they also fly large distances (some can fly 20-30 km between roost sites (Mickleburgh, S. P., Hutson, A. M., & Racey, P. A., 1992)) before dropping the seeds helping several areas of growth to become highly diversified. The pollinating that’s done by the golden-capped fruit bat is tremendously important, because they promote the development of several plants, flowers, and especially fruits like figs.

       When the seeds land on the ground with the bat’s droppings (guano), more happens than just seed dispersal. You may recognize the term guano as a commonly used fertilizer. Guano is actually bat poop and it helps to fertilize soil. Not only do fruit bats disperse seeds but they also help fertilize soil. Just by going to the bathroom, fruit bats help to sustain one of the most biodiverse ecosystems, the rainforest.