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Rare or threatened animals of Daintree National Park

Total number of species: 29

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
mammals Macropodidae Dendrolagus bennettianus Bennett's tree-kangaroo NT Q
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q
birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL E QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus aenigma tapping nurseryfrog E E Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus concinnus beautiful nurseryfrog CR CE Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus concinnus sensu lato Superseded NT Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria lorica little waterfall frog CR CE Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus acutirostris sharp snouted dayfrog PE EX Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus rheophilus northern tinkerfrog CR CE Q I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon pelewensis Daintree cling goby V QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon rutilaureus orange cling goby V QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon semoni neon goby CE QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus Daintree rainbowfish CE Q

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


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Rare or threatened animals of Daintree National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 October 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-daintree&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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