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| Mammals Database .. detailed information | |
| Common Blossom-bat , Queensland Blossom-bat , Eastern Blossom-bat Syconycteris australis | |
| Mammal Family : | "Fruit-Bats" Pteropodidae |
| Description : | Common. Body 6cm ; Forearm 46mm ; Weight 18g ; Colour is fawn to reddish-brown. Major pollinator of native trees. Eats pollen, nectar and figs. Roosts alone in dense vegetation. Can appear in large numbers at a briefly flowering tree. |
| Typical Habitat : | Rainforest, gallery forest along watercourses, paperbark swamps and open forest |
| Distribution : | Cape York to Taree N.S.W. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | habitats seen (1) .. |
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