Pteropus poliocephalus

1 Grey-headed Flying-fox at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Pteropus poliocephalus	15 Apr 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Pteropus poliocephalus	25 Mar 2025	CarbonAI
Pteropus poliocephalus	25 Mar 2025	LisaH

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We thought we'd saved the figs from the birds, with bat-friendly netting - only we didn't know how friendly the netting was . . . I was shocked to find bats inside the netting - and daylight showed the bat-sized hole they'd gouged for themselves. So now I hear them flapping around each night as they fly off, satiated. Fortunately, we'd had a good feed, and husband had made lots of jam before the bats found their way through the netting.

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HelenCross wrote:

25 Mar 2025

Glad you'd had your fill and there was enough for the flying foxes Lisa :)

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Location information

Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
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LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands ACT threatened species NSW Government Priority Species Flying Foxes & Other Megabats Bats Mammals Pteropus poliocephalus

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Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Pteropus poliocephalus Scientific name
Grey-headed Flying-fox Common name
Not Sensitive
Vulnerable *
Non-invasive or negligible
-0.66m to 802.28m Recorded at altitude
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