Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck 1825

Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck 1825, Monogr. Mamm., Vol. 1: 179.

Type Locality: Australia.

Vernacular Names: Gray-headed Flying Fox.

Distribution: E Australia, from S Queensland to Victoria.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Not Threatened. IUCN 2003 – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: poliocephalus species group. See Webb and Tideman (1995) for discussion of cases of hybridization with alecto .