Common name
Black Flying-fox
APC
Lower Risk (Least Concern)
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Overall distribution
Eastern Queensland, and far northern New South Wales. The black flying-fox is near the southern limit of its range at the Gold Coast.
Local distribution
Widespread in most habitats. Roosts in eucalypt forest, mangroves and melaleuca environs
Known location
Bannockburn, Tugun, Coomera, Pimpama, Gaven, Southport, Currumbin Valley, Tugun, Coombabah, Runaway
General ecology
Rainforest, eucalypt forest, paperbark forests, gardens, parks. Roosts mainly in mangroves.
Specific ecology
Abundant nectar and fruit. A stand of protected trees for roosting.
Habitat comment
The clearing of vast tracts of rainforest and eucalypt forest has removed much of the food supply for flying foxes, but cultivated fruit and flowering trees have provided a replacement. Bat camps are noisy and often dislike by nearby residents. Bats can be a pest to fruti farmers.
Threats
Disease, persecution by farmers, loss of roost sites by clearing.
Management
Bat colonies have potential as tourist attractions.
