Grey-headed flying fox
PTEROPUS POLICEPHALUS
GENERAL STATEMENT (INTRODUCTION)
Grey headed flying foxes are mammals. Some people call them fruit bats.
Appearence
They have a grey head, big pointy ears. Grey headed flying foxes have a dog pointed face,brown reddish neck. Their fur reaches all the way down to their ankles and they don't
have a tail.
Behaviour/Movement
They might fly over 40km to get good food.
Diet
They eat fruit and plants. They are herbivores
Habitat
Grey Headed flying foxes live in rainforest ,mangroves, paperbark swamps/wet and dry forests. There are lots of flying foxes in Cabramatta. In the past few years there has been
30,000 flying foxes.
Intersting facts
Fruit bats meet between March and April each year and most of the young are born around
October. Flying foxes can carry Lyssa virus which is harmful to people
Bibliography
Native animals of Fairfield City