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title: "Southern Blossom Bat"
description: "Syconycteris australis — Mammiferi. The common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) also known as the southern blossom bat or Queensland blossom bat, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/southern-blossom-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Blossom Bat

> Syconycteris australis — Mammiferi. The common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) also known as the southern blossom bat or Queensland blossom bat, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae.

- Scientific name: *Syconycteris australis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 94
- Wikidata: [Q1763583](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1763583)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40940](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40940)

## Names

- en: Southern Blossom Bat
- de: Südlicher Blütenflughund
- pl: Pędzelnik australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (59), ID (15)

## Summary

The common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) also known as the southern blossom bat or Queensland blossom bat, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae. The common blossom bat feeds mostly on nectar and pollen rather than fruit.
It is one of eight Pteropodidae species on mainland Australia. It is one of the smallest of all nectarivorous megabats.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_blossom_bat

## Photo

![Southern Blossom Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-blossom-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139616459

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-blossom-bat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).