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Wildlife of Jardine River National Park

Total number of species: 271

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Canidae Canis sp. II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys capensis Cape York melomys C Q
animals mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus adamsi Cape York pipistrelle C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
animals mammals Phalangeridae Spilocuscus nudicaudatus Australian spotted cuscus C Q
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus breviceps sensu lato sugar glider Superseded QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Echymipera rufescens rufous spiny bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia leucops white-faced robin C QAI
animals birds Paradisaeidae Phonygammus keraudrenii trumpet manucode C QAI
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris magnificus magnificent riflebird C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Syma torotoro yellow-billed kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
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 Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (northern population) southern cassowary (northern population) V E Q
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Sepsiscus pluto Cape York worm-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus asperrimus porcupine ray QAI I
animals insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops theon medocus green-banded jewel (north) Q
fungi arthoniomycetes Roccellaceae Dichosporidium microsporum C NTQ
fungi dothideomycetes Melaspileaceae Melaspilea congregantula C NTQ
fungi dothideomycetes Trypetheliaceae Trypethelium nitidiusculum C NTQ
fungi dothideomycetes Trypetheliaceae Viridothelium indutum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Coccocarpiaceae Coccocarpia adnata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Coenogoniaceae Coenogonium luteum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Allographa superans C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Diorygma hieroglyphicum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Diorygma hololeucum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Diorygma rufopruinosum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Glyphis cicatricosa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Myriotrema album C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Ocellularia
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Ocellularia amplior C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Ocellularia papillata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Letrouitiaceae Letrouitia leprolytoides C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Lepidocollema marianum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Pannaria dissecta C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Porinaceae Porina farinosa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Crocynia gossypina Superseded XU
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Megalaria laureri C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Phyllopsora breviuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brunoniella australis blue trumpet C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Cyathostemma micranthum C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum scabridulum C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Polyalthia fruticosa C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Uvaria concava C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Xylopia monosperma C E NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Platysace valida C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa scabra C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia ovata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia minima C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia blakeana C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Phyllanthera grayi V NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Epipremnum pinnatum C NNQ
plants land plants Araceae Rhaphidophora australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Scindapsus altissimus C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum bractescens NT NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias zippeliana C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus vitiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Caryota albertii C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Hydriastele costata V V NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Licuala ramsayi var. tuckeri C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Deplanchea tetraphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Stenochlaena palustris climbing swamp fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum bicolor V V NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sil C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Leucophanes glaucum C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Mitthyridium repens C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia fasciculiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Euonymus australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Pleurostylia opposita C NTQ
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia dulcis C NTQ
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia warrenii C NTQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Schelhammera multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Cyatheaceae Sphaeropteris felina E NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia sieberiana sword grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Hypolytrum nemorum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Mapania macrocephala C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus calostachyus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria levis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii subsp. banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros laurina C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia lavarackii C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia yorkensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton capitis-york C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga polyadenia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Gentianaceae Fagraea racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella pavopennacea var. major C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Platostoma longicorne C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra glauca C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra limnophila C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra longipedicellata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea breviumbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea dealbata white bolly gum C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline fruticosa SL NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia rothii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron hirsutum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia mollitricha C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina insularis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina variegata Indian coral tree C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes
plants land plants Linaceae Hugonia jenkinsii C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea media C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Diplatia furcata C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Marattiaceae Angiopteris evecta giant fern C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Pternandra coerulescens C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia sapindina C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Goniocheton arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa laurina C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pycnarrhena novoguineensis C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea rigidifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus benjamina C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta var. congesta C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus subnervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia nesophila C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca saligna C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia sharpeana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus trineura subsp. capensis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium angophoroides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium bamagense C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium bungadinnia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium fibrosum fibrous satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Welchiodendron longivalve C NTQ
plants land plants Nepenthaceae Nepenthes mirabilis tropical pitcher plant SL NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax pendula C NTQ
plants land plants Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dipodium stenocheilum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pholidota imbricata SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Thrixspermum platystachys SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia excelsa climbing pandanus C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia percostata V NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus conicus C NTQ
plants land plants Pentaphylacaceae Ternstroemia cherryi cherry beech C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma erostre C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Choriceras tricorne C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper caninum peppervine C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Auranticarpa ilicifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum ferrugineum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria violascens bastard summergrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. seminudum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium gausum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa decumbens NAQ
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus grayae C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Xanthophyllum octandrum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia zippelii C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Lecanopteris sinuosa SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia lanceolata SL NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Stenocarpus verticis C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Antrophyum callifolium SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Haplopteris ensiformis SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Taenitis blechnoides SL NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus spathaceus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Emmenosperma cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Rosaceae Prunus brachystachya C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Hedyotis philippensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Hydnophytum moseleyanum SL NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Lasianthus chlorocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax graciliflora C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia imperforata beach acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia ifflaiana hickory ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dictyoneura microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis macrantha C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus lachnocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella chartacea C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella myrsinodendron C NTQ
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Sematophyllum subhumile var. contiguum C NTQ
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera sp. (Tozer Range L.J.Brass 19393) C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax glyciphylla sweet sarsaparilla C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Duboisia myoporoides C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum defensum C NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia viminea slender stackhousia C NTQ
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Tectaria brachiata C NTQ
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Sphaerostephanos heterocarpos SL NTQ
plants land plants Thismiaceae Thismia yorkensis 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 Jardine River National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-jardine-river

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