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title: "Grijskopvleerhond"
description: "Pteropus poliocephalus — Zoogdieren. The grey-headed flying fox is a megabat native to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/grey-headed-flying-fox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grijskopvleerhond

> Pteropus poliocephalus — Zoogdieren. The grey-headed flying fox is a megabat native to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Pteropus poliocephalus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 7773
- Wikidata: [Q551930](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q551930)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40905](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40905)

## Names

- en: Grey-headed Flying-fox
- de: Graukopf-Flughund
- es: Zorro Volador De Cabeza Gris
- fr: Renard volant à tête grise
- nl: Grijskopvleerhond
- pl: Rudawka szarogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

AU (7035)

## Summary

The grey-headed flying fox is a megabat native to Australia. 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. The grey-headed flying fox is the largest bat in Australia.

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

## Photo

![Grijskopvleerhond](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grey-headed-flying-fox/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189338858

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/grey-headed-flying-fox?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).