Grey-headed flying fox  (Pteropus poliocephalus)

Facts

Also known as: Gray-headed flying fox
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyPteropodidae
GenusPteropus (1)
SizeHead-body length: 230 – 289 mm (2)
Forearm length: 138 –180 mm (2)
Average wingspan: 1 m (2)
Weight600 – 1000 g (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). Listed as Vulnerable on the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in Australia (2).

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