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Wildlife of Geham National Park

Total number of species: 257

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Kingdom
Class
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Superseded
NCA
EPBC
End.
Wetland
Status
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
animals birds Turdidae Turdus merula common blackbird II
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis cornwalli silvereye (eastern) C QA
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher 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 Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
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 Artamidae Strepera graculina graculina pied currawong (eastern Australia) 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 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 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 Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill 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 Lichenostomus melanops yellow-tufted 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 Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped 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 chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza lineata striated thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C 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 Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
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 Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed 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 basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Glossopsitta concinna musk lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus eximius eastern rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah 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 Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
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 Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Procellariidae Pterodroma nigripennis black-winged petrel C VU
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
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 Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria verreauxii whistling treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
animals insects Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
animals insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia gorgophone gorgophone yellow migrant QA
animals insects Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus lycaon pale triangle QA
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
animals insects Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
animals insects Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes icteromelas nigrolabiatus black-mouth common flatwing QA I
fungi Agaricomycetes Agaricaceae Leucocoprinus birnbaumii C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Suillaceae Suillus
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina celastri subsp. celastri C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Araujia sericifera white moth vine NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia eucalyptophylla gargaloo C NTQ
plants land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus africanus ornamental asparagus NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia groundsel bush NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis cuneata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis dentex white burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Carduus thoermeri nodding thistle NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cassinia laevis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare spear thistle NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coreopsis lanceolata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron sumatrensis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia fulgens C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Senecio madagascariensis fireweed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia pustulata C NTQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear NAQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia purpurascens white root SL NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina torulosa C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia bilocularis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia silvestris C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Dichondra repens kidney weed C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex fascicularis tassel sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C NTQ
plants land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium
plants land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium esculentum common bracken C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Alchornea ilicifolia native holly C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia paradoxa C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola albida C NTQ
plants land plants Gyrostemonaceae Codonocarpus attenuatus C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mentha satureioides native pennyroyal C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia decurrens NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia falcata sickle wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia fimbriata Brisbane golden wattle C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia irrorata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia melanoxylon blackwood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia neriifolia pechey wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium brachypodum large ticktrefoil C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera australis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Melilotus albus sweet clover NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Pavonia hastata pink pavonia NAQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Lysimachia arvensis NAQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora floribunda rough-barked apple C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia gummifera red bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus acmenoides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus andrewsii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melliodora yellow box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microcorys C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pilularis blackbutt C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus propinqua small-fruited grey gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus saligna C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tindaliae Queensland white stringybark C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Ligustrum
plants land plants Oleaceae Ligustrum lucidum large-leaved privet NAQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis latifolia fishtail oxalis NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora subpeltata white passion flower NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Poranthera microphylla small poranthera C NTQ
plants land plants Pinaceae Pinus patula NAQ
plants land plants Pinaceae Pinus radiata radiata pine NAQ
plants land plants Pinaceae Pinus taeda NAQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Billardiera rubens C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Billardiera scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria spinosa subsp. spinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Briza maxima quaking grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris ventricosa tall chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ramularis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Microlaena stipoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum simile C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea quadricauda V V NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes distans bristly cloak fern C NTQ
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Clematis glycinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Ranunculus meristus C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rosaceae Cotoneaster pannosus NAQ
plants land plants Rosaceae Eriobotrya japonica loquat NAQ
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus anglocandicans blackberry NAQ
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus parvifolius pink-flowered native raspberry C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos cupressiformis native cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum acuminatum sweet quandong C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon subdentatus C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila debilis winter apple C NTQ
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Ailanthus altissima tree-of-heaven NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum stelligerum devil's needles C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea neoanglica poison pimelea C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica tie bush C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Verbena rigida NAQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis clematidea 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

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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 Geham National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-geham