The bats around Australia are known as flying foxes, and that is exactly what they look like. They're about as big as a small fox and are surprisingly furry. There are several different types of flying foxes native to Brisbane as well as Australia as a whole. The black flying fox is the most common, while the grey-headed flying fox is the biggest of all the bats in the area. Finally, there is the little red flying fox. While still pretty big, this is the smallest of the three species. They migrate to Brisbane during the Australian spring in October and stay through summer's end in April.
The name fits! They really do look like foxes with big wings. They're furry with beady eyes. Their pointed faces and the undersides of their wings are almost hairless. They are mostly one color, with black foxes all black and little reds more of a brownish-orange. Grey-headed foxes are very similar to the black foxes, although they are a little bigger and they have a red collar of fur around their necks.
