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Two Australian flying fox species have reportedly been affected by extreme heat events: the grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) and the black flying fox (P. alecto). Where mixed-species colonies are affected the black flying fox suffers substantially higher mortality than the grey-headed flying fox. [ 1 ]
The grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is a megabat native to Australia. [3] The species shares mainland Australia with three other members of the genus Pteropus : the little red P. scapulatus , spectacled P. conspicillatus , and the black P. alecto .
Flying foxes are killed and sold for bushmeat in several countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Bangladesh, China, [89] Fiji, and Guam. [90] Flying fox consumption is particularly common in countries with low food security and lack of environmental regulation. [91]
Pictures Percy Island flying fox: Pteropus brunneus: Percy Islands, Queensland Known from a single specimen collected in 1874, though bats were reported as plentiful in the islands at the end of the 19th century. Possibly disappeared because of habitat loss. [63]
The black flying fox or black fruit bat (Pteropus alecto) is a bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is among the largest bats in the world, but is considerably smaller than the largest species in its genus, Pteropus. The black flying fox is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is not a threatened species.
Torresian flying fox: Pteropus banakrisi [b] Richards and Hall, 2002: i NE – Dusky flying fox: P. brunneus Dobson, 1878: g EX: Formerly Percy Island in Queensland, Australia, until the 19th or 20th century – Ashy-headed flying fox
The spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), also known as the spectacled fruit bat, is a megabat that lives in Australia's north-eastern regions of Queensland. It is also found in New Guinea and on the offshore islands including Woodlark Island , Alcester Island , Kiriwina , and Halmahera .
Flying foxes have been identified as the reservoir host of Hendra virus. A seroprevalence of 47% is found in the flying foxes, suggesting an endemic infection of the bat population throughout Australia. [4] Horses become infected with Hendra after exposure to bodily fluid from an infected flying fox.