Grey-Headed Flying-Fox

Pteropus poliocephalus

Family Pteropodidae

Vulnerable — AUS: Vulnerable, ACT: Vulnerable, NSW: Vulnerable, VIC: Vulnerable, SA: Rare

About

The grey-headed flying fox is a megabat native to Australia. The species shares mainland Australia with three other members of the genus Pteropus: the little red P. scapulatus, spectacled P. conspicillatus, and the black P. alecto. The grey-headed flying fox is the largest bat in Australia.

How to spot it

Real occurrence confirmed near Mebbin National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2021) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.

Documented on these trails

Byrrill Creek walking track

Mebbin National Park

Found in

Mebbin National Park — Northern Rivers & North Coast NSW hikes

Source: Atlas of Living Australia + Wikipedia: Pteropus poliocephalus

Photo via iNaturalist Australia (CC-BY-NC 4.0 (Int)), collected by Dhanishta