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Rare or threatened wildlife of Townsville local government area

Total number of species: 101

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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Superseded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 V QA I
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Murina florium tube-nosed insectivorous bat V QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat V V QI
animals mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale sharmani Sharman's rock-wallaby V V Q
animals mammals Potoroidae Bettongia tropica northern bettong E E Q
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Hemibelideus lemuroides lemuroid ringtail possum E Q
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans greater glider V V QA
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans minor northern greater glider V V Q
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q
animals birds Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli masked owl (northern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI
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 Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew 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 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 Oceanitidae Fregetta grallaria white-bellied storm-petrel C V QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis mirabilis saxicoline sunskink NT Q
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma mitella Atherton delma NT V Q
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus amnicola Mount Elliot broad-tailed gecko V Q
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus gulbaru Gulbaru gecko CR CE Q
animals reptiles Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle C V Q I
animals reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback 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 reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus mcdonaldi Mount Elliot nurseryfrog CR CE Q
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E E QA I
animals cartilaginous fishes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna lewini scalloped hammerhead E CD QAI I
animals malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus bindal Mt Elliot crayfish CR CE Q
plants land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum excelsum NT NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia brevifolia V V NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona drudei Halifax fan palm E NTQ
plants land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum palumense E NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium acutifolium V V U
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia reticulata V NTQ
plants land plants Cyatheaceae Sphaeropteris celebica NT NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Dubouzetia saxatilis V NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus coorangooloo brown quandong NT NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton magneticus E NTQ
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes majoriae V NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Backhousia tetraptera CR CE NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia hillii CR NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia sessiliflora E NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus pervagata E NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Sannantha papillosa V NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Eucosia umbrosa NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Gastrodia urceolata V NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis rumphii NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis xanthantha NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Phalaenopsis rosenstromii moth orchid E NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium udum V NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion polycladum NT NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera dictyoneura NT NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea uncinata NT NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum sporadotrichum NT NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus hygrophilus V NTQ

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 Townsville local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-townsville&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened