Bats

Read about the two types of bats—microbats and megabats (including flying foxes).

Find out about the different types of bats found in Queensland including their conservation status, habitat, distribution, life history, behaviour and recovery actions.

Flying-foxes, referred to as fruit bats, are a protected species under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. Information includes ecology, habitat, distribution, diet, breeding, damage mitigation permits, non-lethal control, contact risks, protection measures. Zoonosis information about Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABL) and Hendra Virus.