It says the giant golden crowned fruit bat is indeed the largest in weight, but the Pteropus Vampyrus is the largest in size (wingspan), which is the criterium in my book. Bats are usually called by how they look... You have the dog-faced bat, spear-faced bat, hammer-head bat, bull dog bat, and little brown bat.
http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Chiroptera/Pteropodidae/Acerodon/Acerodon-jubatus.html
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Nature's Giants: 27 of the world's biggest critters. Meet the world's biggest critters -- a surprisingly diverse array of the largest beasts on land and beneath the seas. From apes to spiders to 727-pound alligators, we grow 'em big here on Earth.
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Giant golden crowned fruit bat - Largest bat in the world (in weight) The giant golden crowned fruit bat (Acerodon jubatus) is endangered by overactive hunting and habitat destruction. They can be found on the Philippines, in the province Sarangani. It is believed to be the largest bat in the world according to Wikipedia and several other sites.
http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Chiroptera/Pteropodidae/Acerodon/Acerodon-jubatus.html
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The African Bush Elephant is the largest animal on land. They're generally 10 to 11.5 feet tall and weigh 12,000 to 13,000 pounds, although the largest elephant on record was 13 feet tall and weighed 24,000 pounds.
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One of the new species was a giant amongst microbats, the largest so far encountered. The largest living microbat is the Ghost Bat or Australian False Vampire Bat (Macroderma gigas), which has a wingspan of 50 cm (1.6 ft). The larger microbat could have had a wingspan close to 2 feet (0.6 meter). Modern-day megabats, by comparison, have wingspans as wide as three feet (about a meter).
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The biggest bat in the world. The largest bat in the world can be found in the Philippines, specifically in Boracay Island, Bohol, Leyte, Cebu, Mindoro and Negros. This is commonly seen in high areas and rainforests. This creature is known as the giant golden crowned flying fox or the golden capped fruit bat.
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Giant golden crowned fruit bat - Largest bat in the world (in weight) Animals / Mammals / Chiroptera (922) / Pteropodidae (165) / Pteropodinae (153) / Acerodon (6) The giant golden crowned fruit bat (Acerodon jubatus) is endangered by overactive hunting and habitat destruction. They can be found on the Philippines, in the province Sarangani.
http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Chiroptera/Pteropodidae/Acerodon/Acerodon-jubatus.html
The smallest species is 6 cm (2.4 in) long and thus smaller than some microbats, for example, the Mauritian tomb bat. The largest attain a wingspan of 1.7 m (5.6 ft), weighing in at up to 1.6 kg (3.5 lb). Most fruit bats have large eyes, allowing them to orient themselves visually in twilight and inside caves and forests. Their sense of smell is excellent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabat
biggest bat recorded
The recorded biggest bat is Giant golden crowned fruit bat.