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Wildlife of Russell River DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 176

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA 1 1 09/05/1913
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA 1 1 16/11/1974
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 1 0 20/07/2000
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 1 0 28/09/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 20/07/2000
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 1 0 30/11/1899
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 20/07/2000
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 20/07/2000
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 1 0 20/07/2000
animals birds Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q 3 3 27/11/1891
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 1 1 18/11/1896
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 1 0 13/06/2021
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 20/09/2015
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 2 0 10/11/1999
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot C Q 1 0 20/07/2000
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 1 0 07/11/2013
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 2 0 13/06/2021
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 2 0 27/10/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 1 0 27/10/1995
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 1 0 27/10/1995
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 13/06/2021
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 1 0 13/06/2021
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 1 0 13/06/2021
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 1 0 08/12/1899
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI 1 0 28/09/1999
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 1 0 16/07/1967
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 2 0 13/06/2021
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 1 0 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis sensu lato red-throated rainbow-skink Superseded Q 1 1 31/12/1932
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 1 0 15/11/2020
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 3 1 13/01/2018
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 1 1 26/12/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI 1 1 01/12/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I 2 2 13/01/2018
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI 1 1 13/01/2018
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I 3 3 16/11/2021
animals ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I 1 0 31/12/1980
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish E E Q I 1 0 22/11/1985
fungi Agaricomycetes Ganodermataceae Ganoderma australe C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2018
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Microporus xanthopus C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2018
fungi Pucciniomycetes Septobasidiaceae Septobasidium pteruloides C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2018
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Leptogium azureum C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2018
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Physma pseudoisidiatum C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2018
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila costata NAQ I 1 1 01/09/2016
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia grandiflora sky flower NAQ 2 2 01/09/2016
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum pedunculatum river lily SL NTQ I 1 1 11/12/2017
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple NAQ 3 3 28/07/2021
plants land plants Annonaceae Desmos goezeanus C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Apiaceae Platysace valida C NTQ 1 1 29/11/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera manghas C NTQ 1 1 22/08/2022
plants land plants Araucariaceae Agathis robusta kauri pine C NTQ 1 1 25/07/2007
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium nidus C NTQ 1 1 09/01/2020
plants land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium dameriae C NTQ 1 1 09/04/2025
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. glabrum C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Calymperaceae Mitthyridium fasciculatum C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Celastraceae Hypsophila dielsiana C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia warrenii C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Decalobanthus peltatus C NTQ 1 1 28/06/2017
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Erycibe coccinea C NTQ 1 1 07/03/2023
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculosus C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sphacelatus NAQ 1 1 31/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria polycarpa C NTQ 1 1 24/10/2019
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum sp. (Brewer LA B.Hyland 13373) C NTQ 1 1 08/09/2016
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton triacros C NTQ 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens autoicus C NTQ 1 1 03/04/2019
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania falciloba C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2012
plants land plants Gleicheniaceae Sticherus flabellatus var. compactus C NTQ 1 1 17/11/2019
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Abrodictyum obscurum SL NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes bipunctatum SL NTQ 2 2 21/09/2023
plants land plants Hypericaceae Harungana madagascariensis NAQ 4 4 01/09/2016
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya grandis C NTQ 1 1 07/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya vulgaris C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra acuminata C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra compressa C NTQ 2 2 22/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra cowleyana northern rose walnut C NTQ 1 1 22/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hypotephra blue walnut C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra insignis C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra montana C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra wolfei C NTQ 1 1 22/05/2014
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea dealbata white bolly gum C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia racemosa C NTQ I 4 4 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ 1 1 06/03/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron vaillantii salmon bean C NTQ 1 1 09/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C NTQ I 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris trifoliata C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium triflorum NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada phaseoloides matchbox bean C NTQ 1 1 13/06/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ 2 2 03/04/2025
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica var. hispida NAQ 1 1 09/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Pueraria montana var. lobata kudzu NAQ 1 1 01/09/2016
plants land plants Leguminosae Pueraria phaseoloides var. javanica NAQ 1 1 13/04/2004
plants land plants Leguminosae Senegalia insuavis Cha-om DNQ 1 1 12/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Ticanto crista C NTQ 2 2 12/10/2023
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Cololejeunea inflectans C NTQ 1 1 11/06/2018
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Lopholejeunea eulopha C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2012
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Lopholejeunea subfusca C NTQ 3 3 25/10/2012
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Schiffneriolejeunea tumida var. hasskarliana C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2012
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum candidum C NTQ 2 2 28/05/2007
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amylotheca dictyophleba C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus harmsii SL NTQ 1 1 14/11/2019
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia x gulngai C NTQ I 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ 2 2 29/06/2006
plants land plants Marattiaceae Angiopteris evecta giant fern C NTQ 2 2 15/06/2020
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon hylandii C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Melastomataceae Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum NAQ 2 2 04/03/2010
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia ferruginea C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. discolor C NTQ 1 1 02/12/2021
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C NTQ 1 1 02/12/2021
plants land plants Moraceae Artocarpus heterophyllus NAQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus pantoniana C NTQ 1 1 29/03/2019
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C NTQ 1 1 08/11/2021
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Embelia caulialata C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia myrsinocarpa C NTQ 2 2 14/06/2024
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lindsayomyrtus racemoides C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia sessiliflora E NTQ 2 2 25/11/2025
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium boonjee C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium tierneyanum river cherry C NTQ 1 1 10/11/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon chrysanthus black penda C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2021
plants land plants Neckeraceae Neckeropsis cyclophylla C NTQ 1 1 30/09/2020
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis obliterata C NTQ 1 1 31/01/2020
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia umbellifera birdlime tree C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus sleumeri C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Ophioderma pendula C NTQ 1 1 22/05/2023
plants land plants Orchidaceae Grastidium baileyi SL NTQ 1 1 22/11/2022
plants land plants Orchidaceae Oberonia flavescens SL NTQ 1 1 22/11/2022
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pinalia fitzalanii SL NTQ 1 1 22/11/2022
plants land plants Orchidaceae Spathoglottis paulinae NT NTQ 1 1 21/12/2017
plants land plants Orchidaceae Vanilla planifolia DNQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium ligulare C NTQ 1 1 30/09/2020
plants land plants Pandanaceae Benstonea monticola C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2018
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus grayorum C NTQ 1 1 22/11/2021
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus solms-laubachii C NTQ 2 2 20/12/2017
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma erostre C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia insulana C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Pilotrichaceae Callicostella papillata C NTQ 1 1 12/09/2005
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper auritum DNQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia NAQ 1 1 25/02/2014
plants land plants Poaceae Centotheca lappacea C NTQ 1 1 26/07/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria violascens bastard summergrass NAQ 1 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis elongata C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass NAQ 1 1 29/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis unioloides NAQ 1 1 11/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum conjugatum sourgrass NAQ 2 2 15/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum paniculatum Russell River grass NAQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum virgatum NAQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Steinchisma laxa NAQ 1 1 17/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa distachya NAQ 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Goniophlebium percussum SL NTQ 2 2 22/05/2023
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum membranifolium pimple fern NT NTQ 2 2 19/11/2021
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL NTQ I 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum diaphanum SL NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Isopterygium albescens C NTQ 1 1 04/01/2011
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Taxithelium leptosigmatum C NTQ 1 1 30/09/2020
plants land plants Racopilaceae Powellia involutifolia C NTQ 1 1 27/01/2021
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia oblata C NTQ 1 1 19/07/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii C NTQ 3 3 25/03/2013
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus sessilis C NTQ 1 1 10/07/2018
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ 1 1 01/06/2012
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce latifolia NAQ 1 1 03/06/2013
plants land plants Rubiaceae Uncaria cordata var. cordata E NTQ 1 1 09/04/2025
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia frutescens C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Sarcopteryx martyana C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima erythrocarpum C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Actinostachys digitata SL NTQ 1 1 17/11/2019
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Acroporium hyalinum var. hyalinum C NTQ 1 1 10/01/2019
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Irvingbaileya australis C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Amblovenatum immersum CR NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Ampelopteris prolifera SL NTQ 1 1 14/07/2020
plants land plants Thuidiaceae Thuidiopsis sparsa C NTQ 1 1 10/06/2004
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria clerodendron scented daphne C NTQ 2 2 26/08/2010
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis australasica C NTQ 1 1 02/11/2021

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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
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
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
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Russell River DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-russell-river

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