Ecology
The Australian mainland is home to 75 species of bat. Of these, four species belong to the genus Pteropus: the little red flying fox, Pteropus scapulatus, the spectacled flying-fox, Pteropus conspicillatus, the black flying-fox, Pteropus alecto and the grey-headed flying fox. The grey-headed flying fox is endemic to the south-eastern forested areas of Australia, principally east of the Great Dividing Range. It extends from Finch Hatton in southern Queensland to Geelong, Victoria, where it occupies a more extreme latitude than any other Pteropus species. Recently camps have been observed in Adelaide. Flying foxes are preyed on by eagles, goannas and snakes, as well as crocodiles.
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