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Wildlife of Elgin Vale Forest Reserve

Total number of species: 281

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Cervidae Cervus elaphus red deer II
animals mammals Leporidae Lepus europaeus European brown hare II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Austronomus australis white-striped freetail bat C QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus rufogriseus red-necked wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale herberti Herbert's rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale sp. C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes flavipes yellow-footed antechinus (south-east Queensland) C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus maculatus spotted-tailed quoll (southern subspecies) E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica rosea rose robin C QA
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris paradiseus paradise riflebird C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza lineata striated thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus crassirostris green catbird C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus eximius eastern rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix sp. C U
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
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 carbo great cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis amicula friendly sunskink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria verreauxii whistling treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia signifera clicking froglet C QA I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris klunzingeri western carp gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Philypnodon grandiceps flathead gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Philypnodon macrostomus dwarf flathead gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus marjoriae silverstreak hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia duboulayi crimsonspotted rainbowfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Retropinnidae Retropinna semoni Australian smelt QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Carassius auratus goldfish II I
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Usnea angulata C QAI
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Usnea baileyi C QAI
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Usnea dasaea C QAI
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Usnea mekista C QI
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Usnea molliuscula subsp. queenslandica C QAI
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Usnea rubicunda C QAI
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Usnea trichodeoides C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Guilleminea densa small matweed IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Nyssanthes diffusa barbed-wire weed C QA
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhodosphaera rhodanthema tulip satinwood C QA
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C QAI
plants land plants Apiaceae Cyclospermum leptophyllum IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea monkey rope C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum grandiflorum C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum houstonianum blue billygoat weed IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis cuneifolia burr daisy C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis lappulacea yellow burr daisy C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Carduus thoermeri nodding thistle IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Cassinia laevis subsp. rosmarinifolia C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare spear thistle IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia fulgens C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus bidwillii climbing daisy C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus cassinioides C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura hispidula var. hispidula C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon redolens C QI
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia pustulata C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia sulcata native daisy C QA
plants land plants Celastraceae Celastrus subspicata large-leaved staffvine C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cuscuta campestris dodder IU
plants land plants Cornaceae Alangium polyosmoides subsp. tomentosum C Q
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia sieberi C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha nemorum hairy acalypha C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria dallachyana scrub poison tree C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus claoxyloides green kamala C QAI
plants land plants Hypericaceae Hypericum gramineum C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mentha satureioides native pennyroyal C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia implexa lightwood C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii var. blackii C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium varians slender tick trefoil C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. lucida C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Medicago lupulina black medic IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia rufula C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Trifolium arvense var. arvense IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Trifolium repens var. repens white clover IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia dyctiocarpa var. dyctiocarpa C QA
plants land plants Leptodontaceae Forsstroemia producta C Q
plants land plants Leptodontaceae Forsstroemia trichomitria subsp. australis C Q
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida hackettiana subsp. (Gayndah P.Grimshaw+ PG2388) C QA
plants land plants Meliaceae Toona ciliata red cedar C QAI
plants land plants Onagraceae Oenothera rosea rose evening primrose IU
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium microstomum C QAI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantia var. aurantia C QAI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora subpeltata white passion flower IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus subcrenulatus C QA
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Auranticarpa rhombifolia C QA
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum viscidum black-fruited thornbush C QA
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Mecardonia procumbens IU
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus caliculatus hillside burrgrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris truncata C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris ventricosa tall chloris C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis curvula IU
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. decompositum C QAI
plants land plants Porellaceae Porella crawfordii C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea robusta C QA
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus parvifolius pink-flowered native raspberry C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Richardia stellaris IU
plants land plants Rutaceae Coatesia paniculata C QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma erythrococcum C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon subdentatus C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon tomentosus C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys xylocarpa white tamarind C QA
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia var. cotinifolia C Q
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum stupefactum C Q
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton discolor SL QA
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C QAI
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea neoanglica poison pimelea C QA
plants land plants Verbenaceae Glandularia aristigera IU

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI 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.

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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 Elgin Vale Forest Reserve, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=forest-reserve-elgin-vale

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