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Grey-headed flying fox

(Pteropus poliocephalus)

Description

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).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Chiroptera
Family:Pteropodidae
Genus:Pteropus
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