General Description
Body fur grey with a golden-orange ring around the neck. Fur on lower legs. Wingspan up to 1 m, body up to 29 cm.
Biology
Grey-headed Flying-foxes form large camps near rivers, dispersing at night in search of flowers and fruit. They sleep suspended in trees during the day, often in large colonies, and are often seen flying at dusk. The Grey-headed Flying Fox is the largest bat in Australia and lives farther from the equator than any other fruit bat (family Pteropodidae).
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Lowland forest, coastal stringybark, agricultural and urban areas.
More Information
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Brief Id
A large bat with a grey head and a red neck and chest.
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Colours
Grey, Orange, Red
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When Active
Nocturnal
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Diet
Herbivore
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Diet Categories
Nectar, Fruit
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Vulnerable, EPBC Act 1999: Vulnerable, IUCN Red List: Vulnerable
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Taxon Name
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Common Name
Grey-headed Flying-fox
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Species Name
poliocephalus
