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Wildlife of Cape Palmerston National Park

Total number of species: 419

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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Superseded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 Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris dog II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Canidae Vulpes vulpes red fox II
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
animals mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus sp. C QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted 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 Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler 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 Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Bolemoreus hindwoodi Eungella honeyeater V Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater 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 Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
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 ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL 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 Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL 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 Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI 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 Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia alata black-eyed Susan NAQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Mackinlaya macrosciadea mackinlaya C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia stellata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Alocasia brisbanensis C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona decora SL NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Telmatoblechnum indicum SL NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium brachygyne C NTQ
plants land plants Byblidaceae Byblis liniflora SL NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Aphananthe philippinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis velutina C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C NTQ I
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia pergranulata subsp. queenslandica C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema brachyantherum C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan subsp. juncoides C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leiocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis dulcis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis cinnamometorum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis furva C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis pubisquama C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis tetragona C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis vaginata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena arenosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepironia articulata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora heterochaeta C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora leae C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus calostachyus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria novae-hollandiae C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria rugosa C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera burmanni SL NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lunata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera serpens SL NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera spatulata var. spatulata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus triflora C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia leptospermoides C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Alchornea thozetiana C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. verrucosus C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus humilis C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella rara C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
plants land plants Hypoxidaceae Curculigo ensifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus kraussii sea rush C NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia obtusifolia hard bolly gum C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya vulgaris C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hypotephra blue walnut C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline murchisoniae SL NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia jackesiana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia oraria C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii bloodvine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cassia
plants land plants Leguminosae Centrosema molle NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria mitchellii subsp. mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium heterocarpon C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia parviflora flemingia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine cyrtoloba C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. ensifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium microphyllum snake fern C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus fraseri white sandpaper fig C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus hispida C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Embelia australiana embelia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena hemilampra C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma claviflorum grey satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus portuensis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion apodogynum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion ferdinandi C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion lobocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum ferrugineum C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Acrachne C U
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida queenslandica var. queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Axonopus compressus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bambusa
plants land plants Poaceae Chionachne cyathopoda river grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. villosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum paludosum swamp panic C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pheidochloa gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Salomonia ciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia petriei pink ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago ecorollata C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum paniculatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus anodontus veiny pearfruit C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Pleioluma queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia monogyna creamy candles C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron polyandrum brown tulip oak C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium diffusum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium eriorhizum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium uliginosum swamp triggerplant SL NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea pumilio SL NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris pauciflora C NTQ I

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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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 Cape Palmerston National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-cape-palmerston