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Pteropus poliocephalus
Grey-headed flying fox is a mammal associated with forests and urban edges. It is nectar-feeding and colonial or group-living. Habitat change and human pressure make conservation attention important.
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Its range is represented here by Australasia, where it uses forests and urban edges. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical wingspan 100-120 cm, weight 600 g-1 kg. It has a small agile rodent-like build, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is mostly active at night and colonial or group-living. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is nectar-feeding. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in forests and urban edges, so movements often follow available food resources.
As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.
Recorded scientifically as Pteropus poliocephalus. Habitat change and human pressure make conservation attention important. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
