Key to the Bat Families
1a Claw on thumb and second finger of wing;
tail membrane
absent...........................................
2
3
4
4b End of tail projects through outer surface of tail
membrane............................................................
1b No claw on second finger of wing legs and
tail joined by membrane.......................................
2a Tail fully enclosed within tail membrane...................
2b Tail extends beyond tail membrane or projects
free from
upper surface..........................................
3a Large elaborate noseleaf present, tragus absent.......
3b Noseleaf absent or raised ridge on muzzle................
4a Large part of tail extends beyond tail membrane.......
Of the more than 80 species of bats found in Australia only 5 species of Flying-foxes and 27 species of microbats occur in South-east
Queensland.
This key is a subset of the key for Australian bats and is intended to be used to identify bats in South-east Queensland
only.