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Wildlife of Lake Lucy Wetlands DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 166

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale mareeba Mareeba rock-wallaby C Q
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brunoniella acaulis subsp. acaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia microlepis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum ovatum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura bicolor C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea subintegra C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina inophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana C NTQ I
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa var. glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema brachyantherum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake quinatus C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea eriocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sanguinolentus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus tenuispica C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis plana ribbed spikerush C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis depauperata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nuda C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Beyeria viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia drummondii C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia rosulata C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella nervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton dubius SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus congestus C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra filiformis subsp. filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia decora pretty wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia disparrima subsp. calidestris C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene brevifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus marmoratus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus reticulatus var. reticulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia papuana wild jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista longipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria juncea sunhemp NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium brachypodum large ticktrefoil C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia parviflora flemingia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Gastrolobium grandiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes forma vestita C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria picta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna radiata var. sublobata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. youngiana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia dyctiocarpa var. dyctiocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. muriculata C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Rotala mexicana C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum americanum var. americanum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida NAQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum pallidum NT NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus howittiana Howitt's box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus moluccana gum-topped box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus persistens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus subsp. riparius C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca borealis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Striga curviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma parvifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus simplex C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Bacopa floribunda C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida superpendens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cleistochloa subjuncea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium radulans button grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria diminuta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Mnesithea rottboellioides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium gracile slender panic C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga leiocladum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sehima nervosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pellaea muelleri SL NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta granitica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum galbinum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C NTQ I

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 Lake Lucy Wetlands DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-lake-lucy-wetlands

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