Bats & Flying Foxes

Bats and flying foxes are flying mammals whose forelimbs have evolved into wings enabling them to truly fly.

Megabats of the Granite Belt include:

Microbats of the Granite Belt include:

Free-tailed bats

Bent-wing bats

Broad-nosed bats

Horseshoe bats

Long-eared bats

Sheath-tailed bats

Vespertilionid bats

Wattled bats

Forest vespadeluses

Key: (LC) - least concern, (C) - common, (E) - endangered, (V) - vulnerable

Reference: Richards G and Hall L, 2012, A Natural History of Australian Bats: Working the Night Shift, CSIRO Publishing - via Dr Carol Booth, Qld Conservation Council

Please click on the image above to download a copy of the "Key to Identifying Bats in SE QLD".

Please click on the image above to download a copy of the factsheet "Building a Microbat Nestbox".

  Source:  Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers