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Wildlife of Benarkin National Park

Total number of species: 201

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Cervidae Cervus elaphus red deer II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale herberti Herbert's rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale thetis red-necked pademelon C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes flavipes yellow-footed antechinus (south-east Queensland) C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin 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 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 Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Sericulus chrysocephalus regent bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
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 Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia fusca dusky gungan C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Nyssanthes diffusa barbed-wire weed C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhodosphaera rhodanthema tulip satinwood C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia constricta bitterbark C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia longipetiolata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia paulforsteri C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria bidwillii bunya pine C NTQ
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii hoop pine C NTQ
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides Superseded XU
plants land plants Asteraceae Galinsoga parviflora yellow weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus diosmifolius white dogwood C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sigesbeckia orientalis Indian weed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tagetes minuta stinking roger NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea jasminoides C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis arborea brush caper berry C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sarmentosa scrambling caper C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia bilocularis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia pittosporoides C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia pittosporoides subsp. pittosporoides C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron australe C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia nutans C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha capillipes small-leaved acalypha C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Alchornea ilicifolia native holly C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton acronychioides thick-leaved croton C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria dallachyana scrub poison tree C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum forma album C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus australis C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium junceum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex lignum-vitae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia falcata sickle wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii bloodvine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna sophera C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia rufula C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum NAQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Owenia venosa crow's apple C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Legnephora moorei C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pleogyne australis wiry grape C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa Port Jackson fig C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium speciosum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia linguiformis tongue orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa subsp. litoralis NAQ
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus cunninghamii omega C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus microcladus C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Auranticarpa rhombifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum viscidum black-fruited thornbush C NTQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Austrostipa ramosissima bamboo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis curvula NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum simile C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia rupestris rock felt fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pellaea paradoxa heart fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Everistia vacciniifolia var. nervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma buxifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Citrus australis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Coatesia paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma erythrococcum C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia australis crow's ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia collina broad-leaved leopard tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Casearia multinervosa casearia C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Xylosma terrae-reginae xylosma C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon subdentatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon tomentosus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera distylis twin-leaved coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera foveolata pitted coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya salicifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis parvifolia small-leaved tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys xylocarpa white tamarind C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia var. pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis peruviana NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum stelligerum devil's needles C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum stelligerum var. procumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton rupestris SL NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica tie bush C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide excelsa giant stinging tree C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide photiniphylla shiny-leaved stinging tree C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus antarctica C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis clematidea C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia acris hairy grape C 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.

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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) Wildlife of Benarkin National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-benarkin

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