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Wildlife of Mud Island Conservation Park

Total number of species: 168

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
animals mammals Delphinidae Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
animals mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Puffinus huttoni Hutton's shearwater C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
fungi eurotiomycetes Verrucariaceae Normandina pulchella C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Buellia dissa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria aegialita C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria applanata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine subcinerea C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Coccocarpiaceae Coccocarpia erythroxyli C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Coccocarpiaceae Coccocarpia palmicola C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Collema glaucophthalmum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Collema rugosum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Leptogium
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Leptogium austroamericanum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Leptogium coralloideum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Leptogium cyanescens C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Haematommataceae Haematomma persoonii C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Lecanoraceae Lecanora helva C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Lobariaceae Crocodia aurata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Lepidocollema marianum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Pannaria dissecta C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Pannaria elixii C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Pannaria lurida C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Physma
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Bulbothrix queenslandica C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Flavoparmelia euplecta C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Notoparmelia erumpens C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema crinitum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema norsticticatum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema parahypotropum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema praesorediosum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema reticulatum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema robustum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema saccatilobum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Relicina sydneyensis C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Heterodermia
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia crispa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia poncinsii C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina confirmata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Teloschistaceae Caloplaca filsonii C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Tephromelataceae Tephromela atra C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Bostrychia flagellifera C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Carpobrotus glaucescens pigface C NTQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Tetragonia tetragonoides New Zealand spinach C NTQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Apium prostratum var. prostratum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia groundsel bush NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron sumatrensis NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia stricta NAQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis arborea brush caper berry C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album fat-hen NAQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C NTQ I
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. julacea C NTQ I
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus tetracarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros fasciculosa grey ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Leucopogon
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella congesta C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Plectranthus
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum elongatum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum C QAI
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium aurescens C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower NAQ
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Monococcus echinophorus burr bush C NTQ
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis NAQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago coronopus subsp. coronopus NAQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes distans bristly cloak fern C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Ripogonaceae Ripogonum album white supplejack C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes canthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria loniceroides hairy psychotria C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia yellow aspen C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide photiniphylla shiny-leaved stinging tree C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C NTQ

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Mud Island Conservation Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 28 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=conservation-park-mud-island

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