Indian flying fox and urinating in proximity to the pots. In this way, humans who drink the palm sap can be exposed to the bats' viruses. The use of bamboo skirts on collecting pots lowers the risk of contamination from bat fluids. While Indian flying foxes have also tested positive for GBV-D, a type of flavivirus, it is unclear whether this virus occurs in humans or if it could be transmitted by Indian flying foxes. To some, the Indian flying fox is vermin because they believe that it "poaches" ripe fruit from orchards. A study in India found that of all orchard crops,
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