Pteropus poliocephalus

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q551930
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Pteropus poliocephalus

Summary

Pteropus poliocephalus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month, #1,394 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pteropus poliocephalus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus belongs to the parent taxon Pteropus[6].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's scientific name is Pteropus poliocephalus[8].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's Commons category is recorded as Pteropus poliocephalus[9].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pteropus poliocephalus[10].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's Commons gallery is recorded as Pteropus poliocephalus[11].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's short name is recorded as P. poliocephalus[12].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus is commonly known as Grey-headed flying fox[13].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus is commonly known as Zorro Volador De Cabeza Gris[14].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus is commonly known as Gray-headed Flying Fox[15].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus is commonly known as Grey-headed Flying-fox[16].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus is commonly known as Grey-headed Flying Fox[17].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus is commonly known as Graukopf-Flughund[18].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus is commonly known as sivoglava leteča lisica[19].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'amount': '+23.6'}[20].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's taxon author citation is recorded as Temminck, 1825[21].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[22].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's diel cycle is recorded as crepuscular[23].
  • Pteropus poliocephalus's P14516 is recorded as Q140084497[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pteropus poliocephalus is Pteropus poliocephalus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pteropus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Grey-headed flying fox[13], Zorro Volador De Cabeza Gris[14], Gray-headed Flying Fox[15], Grey-headed Flying-fox[16], Graukopf-Flughund[18], and sivoglava leteča lisica[19].

Distribution

Pteropus poliocephalus is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

Pteropus poliocephalus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40905[25]. Pteropus poliocephalus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9403[26]. Pteropus poliocephalus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327288[27]. Pteropus poliocephalus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218655[28]. Pteropus poliocephalus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631650[29].

Why It Matters

Pteropus poliocephalus ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month, #1,394 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · TerrorBite · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Pteropus
    Instance of taxon
    Longest observed lifespan {'amount': '+23.6'}
    Cites appendix Appendix II of CITES
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14516]]: [[Q140084497]], Added EPBC conservation status (P14516) using data from https://www.environment.gov.au"
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