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Wildlife of Alton National Park

Total number of species: 283

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Leporidae Lepus europaeus European brown hare II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Vulpes vulpes red fox II
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus picatus little pied bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus corbeni eastern long-eared bat V V QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus vulturnus little forest bat C QA
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus petersi inland free-tailed bat C QA
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals mammals Vombatidae Lasiorhinus krefftii northern hairy-nosed wombat CR CE QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis murina common dunnart C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala leucopsis southern whiteface V V QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti sensu lato variegated fairy-wren Superseded C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus splendens splendid fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius barnardi mallee ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus varius mulga parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus allotropis brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma plebeia common delma C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus tessellatus tessellated gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ormsbyi eastern beaked gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana verrucosa rough collared frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia parinsignifera beeping froglet C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes fletcheri barking frog C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes salmini salmon striped frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus sudellae meeowing frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden bennettii holy cross frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria ambigua golden perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Carassius auratus goldfish II I
animals ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio European carp II I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome chrysoglossa C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis cuneifolia burr daisy C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium oxylepis subsp. lanatum C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Gnephosis tenuissima C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia pimeleoides C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus diotophyllus C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe diffusa subsp. leucactina C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia pustulata C QA
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia pedleyi C Q
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia collina C QA
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia corollata C QA
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina inophloia C QA
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia cunninghamii C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus isabellinus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leiocaulon C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis plana ribbed spikerush C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus subaphyllus C QA
plants land plants Ericaceae Melichrus urceolatus honey gorse C QA
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia biflora C QA
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia mitchellii C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia drummondii C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Dampiera adpressa C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Dampiera stricta C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia delicata C Q
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia rotundifolia C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Lechenaultia divaricata C QA
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragaceae U
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella revoluta C QA
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella revoluta var. revoluta C QA
plants land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton multifructus SL QA I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Hemigenia cuneifolia C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Microcorys queenslandica C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Newcastelia interrupta newcastelia C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium puberulum C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Westringia U
plants land plants Lamiaceae Westringia cheelii C QA
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra U
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra leucocephala subsp. leucocephala C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia burrowii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassa subsp. crassa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia ixodes C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia spectabilis pilliga wattle C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia acicularis C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine clandestina var. clandestina C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea tholiformis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Kennedia procurrens purple running pea C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Mirbelia pungens C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Muelleranthus stipularis C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. petiolaris C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema bifurcata C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema cambagei C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana exocarpi subsp. tenuis C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum var. subsagittatum C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora costata C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Calytrix longiflora pink fringe myrtle C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus ammophila sandplain red gum C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus bakeri Baker's mallee C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus dealbata tumble-down red gum C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus panda C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca pallescens C Q
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Diuris tricolor SL QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus U
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ammophila silky umbrella grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Alpha C.E.Hubbard 7882) C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Thyridolepis xerophila C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia marginata spinifex C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia mitchellii buck spinifex C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea floribunda C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea floribunda subsp. floribunda C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea lorea subsp. lorea C QA
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Cryptandra longistaminea C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma subnitida C QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Cyanothamnus bipinnatus C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Cyanothamnus occidentalis C QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Philotheca difformis C U
plants land plants Rutaceae Philotheca difformis subsp. difformis C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea macrossanii C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea peduncularis C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. cuneata C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata C QAI
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ferocissimum C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum jucundum C QA
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium eglandulosum SL QA
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea linifolia C QA
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea trichostachya flaxweed C QA
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea monopetala C QA
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL QA

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


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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Alton National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-alton

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