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Rare or threatened animals of Charters Towers local government area

Total number of species: 59

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Vespertilionidae Murina florium tube-nosed insectivorous bat V QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat V V QI
mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
mammals Macropodidae Dendrolagus lumholtzi Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo NT Q
mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea frenata bridled nailtail wallaby E E Q
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale sharmani Sharman's rock-wallaby V V Q
mammals Potoroidae Bettongia tropica northern bettong E E Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Hemibelideus lemuroides lemuroid ringtail possum E Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans greater glider V V QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans minor northern greater glider V V Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q
birds Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA
birds Estrildidae Erythrura trichroa blue-faced parrot-finch NT QAI
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA
birds Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli masked owl (northern subspecies) V V QA
birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
birds Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
reptiles Elapidae Denisonia maculata ornamental snake V V Q
reptiles Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista cinerea vine-thicket fine-lined slider V Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista colliveri nubbined fine-lined slider E Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista hobsoni Hobson's fine-line slider NT Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista rochfordensis Rochford slider E Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista vittata Mount Cooper striped lerista E V Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus rococo Chillagoe litter-skink NT Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma mitella Atherton delma NT V Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus gulbaru Gulbaru gecko CR CE Q
reptiles Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle C V Q I
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne covacevichae magnificent broodfrog V V Q 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) Rare or threatened animals of Charters Towers local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-charters-towers&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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