Sometimes the camps of Little Red Flying-Fox number several million bats, they are a nomadic species that follow the blossoming of eucalyptus, melaleucas and paperbarks in the coastal areas of northern Australia and in both coastal and inland areas of the eastern mainland. Local conditions determine the distance this species travels and its migration patterns, one population in Southern Queensland has an annual circuit seemingly related to the flowering times of different eucalypts, that takes it from Brisbane westward to Roma in the Great Dividing Range and back. In areas that are drought prone, the bats migrate nomadically until they find blossoms, in the Gulf country of northern Queensland these bats have such an erratic food supply that they seem to be nomatic most of the year. The Little Red Flying-Fox varies from a reddish brown to a light brown, and there are distinct patches of creamy, brown fur where the leading edge of the wing membrane and the shoulder meet. The head is covered with greyish fur and in some forms found in northern Queensland, this grey fur continues down the back, giving the flying-fox a frosted appearance. A distinct feature of this species is the semi-tranparent brown wings, visible when it flies during the day. It is the only Australian Flying-Fox that regularly roosts in tight clusters, at times up to 30 individuals have been seen hanging together in a tight bunch.