Grey-headed flying fox Grey-headed flying fox The grey-headed flying fox ("Pteropus poliocephalus") is a megabat native to Australia. The species shares mainland Australia with three other members of the genus "Pteropus": the little red flying fox ("P. scapulatus"), the spectacled flying fox ("P. conspicillatus"), and the black flying fox ("P. alecto"). The grey-headed flying fox is endemic to the south-eastern forested areas of Australia, principally east of the Great Dividing Range. Its range extends approximately from Bundaberg in Queensland to Geelong in Victoria, with outlying colonies in Ingham and Finch Hatton in the north, and in Adelaide in the south. In the southern
Vanikoro flying fox the high hundreds or low thousands and reported all observations. The Vanikoro flying fox is a small flying fox that has an average body length was indicated by surveyors as about half the size of a Pacific flying fox, with large heads and small ears. Coloration includes a dark brown pelage with dark brown-black skin. The Vanikoro flying fox is mostly a solitary animal that can be found roosting individually or occasionally in pairs in the middle understory of trees with significant overhead cover and close to a food source. These bats forage during the day up until late afternoon.