Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Fruit Bat, Pteropus scapulatus, pittongu

Notes

Contemporary Spelling: 'pirttangu' Pittongu — The big bat which gives its name to a totemic group. Warramunga tribe. (NorTCA, glossary)

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Totem Details

Common Name
Fruit Bat
Scientific Name
Pteropus scapulatus
Warramunga Name
pittongu
Alternative Spellings