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)
The black flying fox or black fruit bat (Pteropus alecto) is a bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is among the largest bats in the world, but is considerably smaller than the largest species in its genus, Pteropus. The black flying fox is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is not a threatened species. Wikipedia →
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 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |