Black Flying-fox
Pteropus alecto
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyPteropodidae (Old World Fruit Bats)
- GenusPteropus (Flying-foxes)
- SpeciesPteropus alecto (Black Flying-fox)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Spectacled Flying Fox
Pteropus conspicillatus
Little Red Flying Fox
Pteropus scapulatus
Queensland Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Nyctimene robinsoni
Southern Blossom Bat
Syconycteris australis
Smaller Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus megaphyllus
Diadem Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros diadema
Dusky Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros ater
Eastern Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus bifax
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Flying-fox at Daintree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |