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Wildlife of Family Islands National Park

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Peponocephala electra melon-headed whale C QAI
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow SL QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q
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 alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch 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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern 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 Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Falcunculidae Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike-tit C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little 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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus rubritorquis red-collared 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 Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
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 Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate 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 velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone 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 Heteroscelus sp. U
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 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 miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
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 Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake 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 hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
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 Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite 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 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 Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron 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 dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon 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 Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck 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 birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis sp. C QAI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed 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 Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
bacteria blue-green algae Oscillatoriaceae Moorea producens C NTQ
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyota dichotoma C NTQ
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyota furcellata C NTQ
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Lobophora variegata C NTQ
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Padina boryana C NTQ
chromists brown algae Sargassaceae Cystoseira trinodis C NTQ
chromists brown algae Sargassaceae Sargassum
chromists brown algae Sargassaceae Sargassum decurrens C NTQ
chromists brown algae Sargassaceae Turbinaria ornata C NTQ
chromists brown algae Scytosiphonaceae Hydroclathrus clathratus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Fomitopsidaceae Fomitopsis
fungi Agaricomycetes Fomitopsidaceae Fomitopsis feei C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Fomitopsidaceae Fomitopsis lilacinogilva C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Fomitopsidaceae Piptoporus
fungi Agaricomycetes Ganodermataceae Ganoderma
fungi Agaricomycetes Ganodermataceae Ganoderma chalceum C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Coltricia
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Fuscoporia senex C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Hymenochaete
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus gilvus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus setulosus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Meripilaceae Rigidoporus
fungi Agaricomycetes Meripilaceae Rigidoporus vinctus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Phanerochaetaceae Oxychaete cervinogilva C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Phanerochaetaceae Porostereum friesii C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Coriolopsis sanguinaria C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Earliella scabrosa C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Hexagonia tenuis C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Microporus affinis C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Microporus xanthopus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Nigroporus durus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Panus ciliatus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Polyporus melanopus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Poria
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Royoporus spathulatus C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Trametes cingulata C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Schizophyllaceae Schizophyllum commune C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Coccocarpiaceae Coccocarpia erythroxyli C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Collema rugosum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Haematommataceae Haematomma
fungi sordariomycetes Xylariaceae Xylaria allantoidea C NTQ
fungi sordariomycetes Xylariaceae Xylaria tuberiformis C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Areschougiaceae Erythroclonium sonderi C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Caulacanthaceae Caulacanthus salifugus C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Corallinaceae Jania
plants Florideophyceae Cystocloniaceae Hypnea
plants Florideophyceae Cystocloniaceae Hypnea musciformis C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Dichotomaria obtusata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Galaxauraceae Galaxaura rugosa C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Gelidiaceae Gelidium
plants Florideophyceae Gracilariaceae Gracilaria
plants Florideophyceae Gracilariaceae Gracilaria edulis C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Gracilariaceae Gracilaria secundata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Gracilariaceae Gracilaria urvillei C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Halymeniaceae Cryptonemia
plants Florideophyceae Halymeniaceae Cryptonemia undulata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Halymeniaceae Halymenia floresia C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Halymeniaceae Halymenia maculata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Halymeniaceae Thamnoclonium tissotii C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Hildenbrandiaceae Hildenbrandia rubra C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Amphiroa fragilissima C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Lomentariaceae Ceratodictyon spongiosum C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Acanthophora dendroides C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Acanthophora spicifera C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Bostrychia tenella subsp. tenella C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondrophycus cruciatus C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Digenea simplex C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia obtusa C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Lenormandia
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Lenormandia spectabilis C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Melanamansia glomerata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Melanamansia pumila C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Murrayella periclados C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Neurymenia fraxinifolia C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Osmundaria fimbriata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Pollexfenia lobata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Solieriaceae Eucheuma denticulatum C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Spyridiaceae Spyridia filamentosa C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Anadyomenaceae Anadyomene brownii C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Boodleaceae Boodlea
plants Ulvophyceae Boodleaceae Cladophoropsis vaucheriiformis C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Bryopsidaceae Bryopsis
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa corynephora C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa lentillifera C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa peltata C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Cladophora
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Rhizoclonium riparium C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Codiaceae Codium
plants Ulvophyceae Codiaceae Codium geppiorum C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda cuneata C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda opuntia C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Siphonocladaceae Dictyosphaeria cavernosa C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Trentepohliaceae Trentepohlia peruana C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Udotea flabellum C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Udotea orientalis C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Enteromorpha intestinalis C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Valoniaceae Valonia aegagropila var. australis C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Valoniaceae Valoniopsis pachynema C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosioides gomphrena weed NAQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum arenarium SL NTQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum pedunculatum river lily SL NTQ I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides V NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhus taitensis sumac C NTQ
plants land plants Aneuraceae Riccardia
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Cyclospermum leptophyllum NAQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Mackinlaya confusa C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Kopsia arborea C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia glandulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia longipetiolata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle acutiloba C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias australiana ivory basswood C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Arenga australasica V NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus australis hairy Mary C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus caryotoides fish-tail lawyer cane C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus moti C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus vitiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Linospadix minor C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia deltantha C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium rupicola C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sigesbeckia orientalis Indian weed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Balanophoraceae Balanophora fungosa subsp. fungosa C NTQ
plants land plants Bartramiaceae Philonotis hastata C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium muelleri scrub turpentine C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium vitiense C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia disepala C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia arenicola beach almond C NNQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Connaraceae Connarus conchocarpus subsp. conchocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Erycibe coccinea C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum pinnatum resurrection plant NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Neoalsomitra clavigera C NTQ
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Ackama australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyatheaceae Sphaeropteris cooperi C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex horsfieldii C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus cyperoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus decompositus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan subsp. haspan C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sphacelatus NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria levis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria polycarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Tetracera nordtiana var. wuthiana C NTQ
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis tenera SL NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea langii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon hillii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pallens C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Homalanthus populifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus paniculatus C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia nymphaeifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila ovalis SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes bipunctatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa pedunculata velvet leaf C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hypotephra blue walnut C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia mangium C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Adenanthera pavonina false red sandalwood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dendrolobium umbellatum var. umbellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada phaseoloides matchbox bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia parviflora flemingia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Intsia bijuga C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia acuminatissima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Ticanto crista C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna adenantha NAQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Lejeunea flava C NTQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Leptolejeunea maculata C NTQ
plants land plants Lepidoziaceae Bazzania mittenii C NTQ
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum candidum C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea brachypoda C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea media C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Maesaceae Maesa dependens var. pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Marattiaceae Ptisana oreades C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia sapindina C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Sarcopetalum harveyanum pearl vine C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Palmeria hypotephra C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta var. congesta C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus leptoclada C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus pantoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virgata var. virgata C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus glaber subsp. australianus C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. cimicifera C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine porosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Decaspermum humile silky myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pellita large-fruited red mahogany C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia sessiliflora E NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus trineura subsp. trineura C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium wilsonii subsp. wilsonii C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Helminthostachys zeylanica flowering fern C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Aphyllorchis queenslandica NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Corybas cerasinus NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Didymoplexis pallens crystal bells NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dienia ophrydis SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dipodium ensifolium leafy hyacinth orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Empusa habenarina SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Hetaeria oblongifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Microtis parviflora slender onion orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis rumphii NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Peristylus banfieldii E NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Peristylus candidus SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Zeuxine oblonga hairy jewel orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion harveyanum var. harveyanum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum var. hederaceum C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum venulosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon aciculatus Mackie's pest NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria orbata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria parviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Entolasia marginata bordered panic C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum muticum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ottochloa nodosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum larcomianum C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum conjugatum sourgrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Xanthophyllum octandrum C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum diaphanum SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. whitei SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes tenuifolia rock fern C NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus moluccanus var. trilobus C NTQ
plants land plants Rousseaceae Abrophyllum ornans C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus fitzalanii subsp. fitzalanii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum multiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Exallage lapeyrousei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope xanthoxyloides C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Flacourtia jangomas NAQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Allophylus cobbe C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis foveolata narrow-leaved tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea triquetra large-leaved hop bush C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus exangulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima erythrocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Palaquium galactoxylon C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella myrsinodendron C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Brucea javanica C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Cestrum nocturnum NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum viridifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Trichospermum pleiostigma C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta repens C NTQ
plants land plants Sphagnaceae Sphagnum
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton acerifolius flame tree SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium alsinoides SL NTQ
plants land plants Symphyodontaceae Chaetomitrium tahitense C NTQ
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos puberula C NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Arthropteris palisotii C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus penninervis C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Leea novoguineensis 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.

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.

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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 Family Islands National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-family-islands

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