Bats

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

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.