# Grey-headed Flying-fox > Cite as: PLOT record e/grey-headed-flying-fox v1, compiled by PLOT (2026-07-01 to 2026-08-28), species summary - **Address:** e/grey-headed-flying-fox (https://www.plot.eco/e/grey-headed-flying-fox) - **Kind:** Species summary (compiled from the published claims listed) - **Who said it:** Compiled by PLOT from the published claims listed - **Period:** Claims cover 2026 (3 of 5 undated) - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): Its least-checked claim is reviewed. PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. - **Open questions:** None open - **Scientific name:** Pteropus poliocephalus - **Evidence shown:** Reviewed and from approved sources. 5 claims shown, all reviewed. ## What it is (2) - **Australian Faunal Directory taxon:** https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/77bcae99-0037-44c6-9769-957a93215eba (matched exactly; read from Atlas of Living Australia species record: Pteropus poliocephalus (Grey-headed Flying-fox); CC BY 4.0 (Australian Faunal Directory), attribution https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/77bcae99-0037-44c6-9769-957a93215eba) - **sprat:** 186 (matched exactly; read from Threatened Species State Lists, 28 August 2026 (EPBC Act listed threatened species)) - **vba:** 11280 (matched exactly; read from Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026)) #### Pteropus poliocephalus (Grey-headed Flying-fox) is listed as Vulnerable on Victoria's Threatened List under the FFG Act. > Cite as: PLOT record c/7P9D-PD v1, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria) (2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31), reported by source - **Address:** c/7P9D-PD, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/7P9D-PD) - **Value:** Vulnerable (Conservation listing status) - **About:** Grey-headed Flying-fox - **Kind:** Reported by source - **Who said it:** Legal register - **Period:** 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31 - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026) (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)), Threatened taxa!A1561:E1561 (Taxon ID, Scientific Name, Common Name, Extinction Risk, Category of Threat) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** ala-additions-2 - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: a listing status #### The Grey-headed Flying-fox is listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act. > Cite as: PLOT record c/W8J8-T9 v1, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (2026-08-28 to 2026-08-28), reported by source - **Address:** c/W8J8-T9, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/W8J8-T9) - **Value:** Vulnerable (Conservation listing status) - **About:** Grey-headed Flying-fox - **Kind:** Reported by source - **Who said it:** Legal register - **Period:** 2026-08-28 to 2026-08-28 - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** Threatened Species State Lists, 28 August 2026 (EPBC Act listed threatened species) (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water), Sheet1!A1823:D1823 (Scientific Name, Common Name, Current Scientific Name, Threatened status) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** ala-additions-2 - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: a listing status ## Where it's recorded (2) #### The recovery plan says the Grey-headed Flying-fox has historically lived in the forests and woodlands of eastern Australia's coastal lowlands, tablelands and slopes. > Cite as: PLOT record c/1KKC-25 v1, Australian Government DCCEEW (undated), reported association - **Address:** c/1KKC-25, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/1KKC-25) - **About:** Grey-headed Flying-fox → Forest - **Kind:** Reported association - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** undated - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** National Recovery Plan for the Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) 2021 (Australian Government DCCEEW), p. 5, Habitat and distribution (p. 1) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** national-recovery-plans - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "lives_in": where it is found #### The recovery plan says the Grey-headed Flying-fox has historically lived in the forests and woodlands of eastern Australia's coastal lowlands, tablelands and slopes. > Cite as: PLOT record c/SNHF-0C v1, Australian Government DCCEEW (undated), reported association - **Address:** c/SNHF-0C, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/SNHF-0C) - **About:** Grey-headed Flying-fox → Woodland - **Kind:** Reported association - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** undated - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** National Recovery Plan for the Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) 2021 (Australian Government DCCEEW), p. 5, Habitat and distribution (p. 1) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** national-recovery-plans - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "lives_in": where it is found ## Condition and trend (0) ## Pressures (0) ## NextSteps (0) - No NextSteps published. ## Not yet placed in a section (1) #### The recovery plan says Grey-headed Flying-fox camps occur in vegetation from continuous forest down to patches as small as a hectare. > Cite as: PLOT record c/M2Y1-RG v1, Australian Government DCCEEW (undated), reported association - **Address:** c/M2Y1-RG, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/M2Y1-RG) - **About:** Grey-headed Flying-fox → Forest - **Kind:** Reported association - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** undated - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** National Recovery Plan for the Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) 2021 (Australian Government DCCEEW), p. 17, Camps (p. 13) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** national-recovery-plans - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** not yet placed ## Sources (3) - National Recovery Plan for the Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) 2021 (Australian Government DCCEEW): 3 claims - Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026) (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)): 1 claim - Threatened Species State Lists, 28 August 2026 (EPBC Act listed threatened species) (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water): 1 claim --- Machine-readable: https://www.plot.eco/e/grey-headed-flying-fox.json Cite as: PLOT record e/grey-headed-flying-fox v1, compiled by PLOT (2026-07-01 to 2026-08-28), species summary