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Rare or threatened wildlife of Brisbane local government area

Total number of species: 142

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V QA I
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V QAI I
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI
animals mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI
animals mammals Otariidae Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic fur seal V E QA
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale penicillata brush-tailed rock-wallaby V V QA
animals mammals Potoroidae Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi eastern bettong EX EX QA
animals mammals Potoroidae Potorous tridactylus tridactylus long-nosed potoroo V V QA
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus maculatus spotted-tailed quoll (southern subspecies) E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA
animals birds Menuridae Menura alberti Albert's lyrebird NT QA
animals birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Coxen's fig-parrot CR CE QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ground parrot V QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus pulcherrimus paradise parrot PE EX QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA
animals birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Thinornis cucullatus hooded plover C V VA I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
animals birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera Gould's petrel (Australian subspecies) C E QAI
animals birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche bulleri Buller's albatross V V VU
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche chrysostoma grey-headed albatross E E VU
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI
animals birds Oceanitidae Fregetta grallaria white-bellied storm-petrel C V QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus ocellatus plumiferus plumed frogmouth V QA
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q
animals reptiles Chelidae Elseya albagula white-throated snapping turtle CR CE Q I
animals reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria cooloolensis Cooloola sedgefrog NT Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria freycineti wallum rocketfrog V QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pearsoniana cascade treefrog V QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria sp. cf. cooloolensis (North Stradbroke Is population) NT Q
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Assa darlingtoni pouched frog V V QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus diurnus southern dayfrog PE EX Q
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I
animals lobe-finned fishes Ceratodontidae Neoceratodus forsteri Australian lungfish V V Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E E QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E E QA I
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Hemitrygon fluviorum estuary stingray NT QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Odontaspididae Carcharias taurus greynurse shark E CE QAI I
animals insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Argynnis hyperbius inconstans Australian fritillary E CE QA
animals insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing V QA
animals malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax robustus V V Q
plants land plants Apiaceae Lilaeopsis brisbanica E Q I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia coronata V Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia longiloba V V QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia hygrophila swamp daisy CR E Q I
plants land plants Asteraceae Picris conyzoides V Q
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium peregrinum C E QA
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Nothoalsomitra suberosa NT Q
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris baileyi Bailey's cypress NT QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus semifertilis V V Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis difformis E Q I
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis exalata subsp. velutina V V QA
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia bivalvis cudgerie NT Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus habrophyllus E E Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus nitidus E E QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya foetida stinking cryptocarya V V QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia baueri subsp. baueri tiny wattle V QA I
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora fraseri brush sophora V V QA
plants land plants Maundiaceae Maundia triglochinoides V QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus argophloia Queensland western white gum CR V Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus curtisii Plunkett mallee NT QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus dunnii Dunn's white gum V QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus hallii Goodwood gum V V Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia gonoclada CR E Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia hillii CR QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia inophloia CR Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia punctata CR QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca irbyana E QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia dumicola rib-fruited malletwood E Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia rubescens scrub turpentine CR CE QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus psidioides native guava CR CE QA
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum jenniae E Q
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea lloydii Lloyd's native olive V V Q
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea x ipsviciensis Cooneana olive CR CE Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Phaius australis E E QAI I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Plectorrhiza beckleri NT QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis nigricans NT QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis scoliosa E Q
plants land plants Poaceae Calyptochloa gracillima subsp. ipsviciensis CR Q
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria elatior V V QA I
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea venusta grevillea V Q
plants land plants Proteaceae Macadamia integrifolia macadamia nut V V QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Macadamia ternifolia bopple nut V V Q
plants land plants Proteaceae Macadamia tetraphylla V V QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Durringtonia paludosa durringtonia NT QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Bosistoa transversa three-leaved bosistoa C V QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Zieria gymnocarpa CR Q
plants land plants Santalaceae Thesium australe toadflax V V QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis shirleyana wedge-leaf tuckeroo V V Q
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella eerwah E E QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum mentiens E Q
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus cunninghamii E E QA
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos harroldii hairy hazelwood NT Q
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Thelypteris confluens V QAI 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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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) Rare or threatened wildlife of Brisbane local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-brisbane&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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