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Rare or threatened wildlife of Ipswich local government area

Total number of species: 74

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 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 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 Dasyornithidae Dasyornis brachypterus eastern bristlebird E E QA
animals birds Menuridae Menura alberti Albert's lyrebird NT QA
animals birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus pulcherrimus paradise parrot PE EX 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 Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper 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 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 Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
animals birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I
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 reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios insperatus Fassifern blind snake CR CE Q
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Philoria kundagungan red-and-yellow mountainfrog E E QA
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 cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Hemitrygon fluviorum estuary stingray NT QAI I
plants land plants Apiaceae Lilaeopsis brisbanica E Q I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia coronata V Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Lagenophora fimbriata V Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Leuzea australis V V Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Picris conyzoides V Q
plants land plants Corynocarpaceae Corynocarpus rupestris subsp. arborescens southern corynocarpus V QA
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris baileyi Bailey's cypress NT QA
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia monticola mountain guinea flower NT Q
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia bivalvis cudgerie NT Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus habrophyllus E E Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora fraseri brush sophora V V QA
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 Gossia hillii CR QA
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 maideniana smooth scrub turpentine CR CE QA
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 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 Pterostylis scoliosa E Q
plants land plants Poaceae Calyptochloa gracillima subsp. ipsviciensis CR Q
plants land plants Proteaceae Macadamia integrifolia macadamia nut V V QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Phebalium distans Mt Berryman phebalium E E Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Zieria scopulus Flinders Peak stink bush CR Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis tomentella Boonah tuckeroo V V Q
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella eerwah E E QA
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus cunninghamii E E QA
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos harroldii hairy hazelwood NT Q

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 wildlife of Ipswich local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 25 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-ipswich&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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