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| Mammals Database .. detailed information | |
| Little Red Flying Fox , Collared Fruit-bat Pteropus scapulatus | |
| Mammal Family : | "Fruit-Bats" Pteropodidae |
| Description : | Common. Wingspan 60-80cm ; weight 200-500g. A important species for spreading pollen and seeds. Preferred food is eucalypt flowers, will eat leaves, bark, sap and insects. Will raid orchards when preferred food is scarce, but not a serious pest. |
| Typical Habitat : | Nomadic, ranging from tropic and temperate climates, mangroves to the dry inland, inland rivers when paperbarks flower and coastal rivers like the Haughton and Upper Herbert. |
| Distribution : | From north Victoria anti-clockwise around the coast to mid W.A., with a population on Kangaroo Island S.A. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Assoc. Documents : | |
| Additional info .. | locations seen (11) .. habitats seen (6) .. |
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