Pteropus poliocephalus
Grey-headed Flying-fox at Evatt, ACT
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| Pteropus poliocephalus | 4 Feb 2021 | MPennay | ||
| Pteropus poliocephalus | 4 Feb 2021 | Laserchemisty |
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2 comments
MPennay
wrote:
4 Feb 2021
Any indication what happened to the bat? electrocuted by powerlines?
Please take care not to handle sick or injured bats - contact ACT Connect or your local Wildlife care group.
Please take care not to handle sick or injured bats - contact ACT Connect or your local Wildlife care group.
Laserchemisty
wrote:
4 Feb 2021
It had been dead for a while when I found it. It may have been heat stress as it was quite hot the day before, it wasn't close to powerlines.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072030-35.204013
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2021 03:58 PM Recorded on
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- Laserchemisty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Pteropus poliocephalus Flying Foxes & Other Megabats Bats Mammals
Species information
- Pteropus poliocephalus Scientific name
- Grey-headed Flying-fox Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -0.66m to 802.28m Recorded at altitude
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