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Rare or threatened animals of Townsville local government area

Total number of species: 73

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
mammals Vespertilionidae Murina florium tube-nosed insectivorous bat V QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT 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 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 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
birds Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E 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 erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
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 Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E 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 leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
birds Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI
birds Oceanitidae Fregetta grallaria white-bellied storm-petrel C V QAI
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis mirabilis saxicoline sunskink NT Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma mitella Atherton delma NT V Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus amnicola Mount Elliot broad-tailed gecko V Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus gulbaru Gulbaru gecko CR CE Q
reptiles Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle C V Q I
reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus mcdonaldi Mount Elliot 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 serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E E QA I
cartilaginous fishes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna lewini scalloped hammerhead E CD QAI I
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus bindal Mt Elliot crayfish CR CE 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 animals of Townsville local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 28 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-townsville&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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