The straw-colored flying fox can fly long distances, and at times they have been found 125 miles out to sea. The bats breed from April through June and give birth from December through February. Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat is common in the central Africa forests. The female is typically smaller than the male. Male Wahlberg bats have a distinct epaulet of white hair on shoulders.
Females have a whitish neck.
The bats are quiet and nocturnal. They live alone or in small groups and eat clinging to branches with one foot. When it comes to eating, the bats chew the soft parts of the fruit and spit out the hard parts. Wahlberg bats sleep hanging by their feet from the limbs of leafy trees or bushes. The bats reach sexual maturity at 2 years and have a gestation period of 100 to 125 days.