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Rare or threatened animals of Tablelands local government area

Total number of species: 45

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Muridae Mesembriomys gouldii black-footed tree-rat C V QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Murina florium tube-nosed insectivorous bat V QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus philippinensis greater large-eared horseshoe bat E 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 Potoroidae Bettongia tropica northern bettong E E Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Hemibelideus lemuroides lemuroid ringtail possum CR Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides minor northern greater glider V V Q
mammals Petauridae Petaurus australis unnamed subsp. yellow-bellied glider (northern subspecies) E E Q
mammals Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis leucopus janetzkiae Wet Tropics white-footed dunnart V Q
birds Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA
birds Estrildidae Erythrura trichroa blue-faced parrot-finch NT QAI
birds Meliphagidae Grantiella picta painted honeyeater 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 Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA 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 Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia frerei Bartle Frere bar-sided skink E Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus monticola Atherton ctenotus V Q
reptiles Scincidae Techmarscincus jigurru Bartle Frere cool-skink CR Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma mitella Atherton delma NT V Q
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus neglectus Bellenden Ker nurseryfrog CR CE Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nyakalensis mountain mistfrog CR CE Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne covacevichae magnificent broodfrog V V Q I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus acutirostris sharp snouted dayfrog PE EX Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus rheophilus northern tinkerfrog CR CE Q I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia eachamensis Lake Eacham rainbowfish E Q I

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.

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 Tablelands local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 24 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-tablelands&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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