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Wildlife of Ma'alpiku Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 572

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Canidae Canis familiaris dog II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys capensis Cape York melomys C Q
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Zyzomys argurus common rock-rat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros cervinus fawn leaf-nosed bat V QAI
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
animals mammals Phalangeridae Spilocuscus nudicaudatus Australian spotted cuscus C Q
animals mammals Acrobatidae Acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus breviceps sensu lato sugar glider Superseded QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon peninsulae Cape York brown bandicoot C Q
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
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 Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Drymodes superciliaris northern scrub-robin C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Kempiella griseoceps yellow-legged flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
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 Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Arses lorealis frill-necked monarch 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 frater black-winged monarch SL 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 Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail 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 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 rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
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 Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Glycichaera fallax claudi green-backed honeyeater C Q
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 erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
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 Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis beccarii tropical scrubwren C Q
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus melanotis black-eared catbird C QI
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Pittidae Erythropitta macklotii Papuan pitta C QAI
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 azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
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 Syma torotoro yellow-billed kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
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 Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox rufa meesi rufous owl (Cape York subspecies) NT Q
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis castaneiventris chestnut-breasted cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
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 Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's 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 Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli Marshall's fig-parrot C Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula) V Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Geoffroyus geoffroyi red-cheeked parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi palm cockatoo E V QI
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gygis alba white tern C VU
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 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 maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
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 acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-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 Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V 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 Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL 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 Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI 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 Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I
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 longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine 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 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 Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white 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 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 picata pied heron C QAI I
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 Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great 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 Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Pterodroma lessonii white-headed petrel C QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift 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 ocellatus marmoratus marbled frogmouth C Q
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
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 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 Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI
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 Furina sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Emoia longicauda shrub whiptail-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia capensis Cape York zigzag gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Pseudothecadactylus australis giant tree gecko C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra mutilata skin-shedding dtella C IU
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
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 amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals insects Lycaenidae Arhopala micale QAI
animals insects Lycaenidae Arhopala micale amytis shining oak-blue (Cape York subspecies) Q
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Pantoporia venilia moorei black-eyed plane Q
animals insects Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus pale triangle U
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Microporus
fungi arthoniomycetes Roccellaceae Bactrospora denticulata C NTQ
fungi arthoniomycetes Roccellaceae Opegrapha multiseptata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Amandinea diorista var. hypopelidna C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Amandinea efflorescens C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Buellia stellulata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Buellia tetrapla C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria aegialita C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria applanata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria confluens C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria picta C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine convexior C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine farinosa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine sorediata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Coccocarpiaceae Coccocarpia adnata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Coccocarpiaceae Coccocarpia erythroxyli C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Collema rugosum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Allographa lumbschii C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Diorygma rufopruinosum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Graphis
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Hemithecium implicatum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Myriotrema subconforme C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Lecanoraceae Lecanora dispersogranulata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Lecanoraceae Lecanora helva C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Lecanoraceae Lecanora novaehollandiae C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Physma ahtianum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Canoparmelia pustulescens C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Relicina demethylbarbatica C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Relicina terricrocodila C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pertusariaceae Lepra lacerans C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pertusariaceae Pertusaria elliptica var. elliptica C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia dactylifera C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia decorticata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia jackii C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia sorediosa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Porinaceae Porina farinosa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Stereocaulaceae Lepraria aurescens C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Barleria cristata NAQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dipteracanthus bracteatus C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera brasiliana NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth NAQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. falcata C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa traceyi C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Uvaria rufa C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa laxiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia nummularia button orchid C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnema tricholepis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia laevis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia pubescens subsp. penicillata C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Syngonium podophyllum NAQ
plants land plants Araceae Typhonium wilbertii C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum actinophyllum C NNQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias macgillivrayi C NTQ
plants land plants Archidiaceae Archidium
plants land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus racemosus native asparagus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens biternata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eleutheranthera ruderalis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ
plants land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gillivraei C NTQ
plants land plants Bombacaceae Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium vagum C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Garuga floribunda var. floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis nummularia C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis quiniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Gymnosporia inermis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Pleurostylia opposita C NTQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Iphigenia indica C NTQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Schelhammera multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Callisia repens NAQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema parviflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Tradescantia spathacea NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hederifolia NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea mauritiana C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Coccinia grandis NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Neoalsomitra capricornica C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus compressus NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pulchellus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus scaber C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sphacelatus NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis cinnamometorum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepironia articulata C NTQ I
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Sansevieria trifasciata var. trifasciata NAQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros peninsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton arnhemicus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton capitis-york C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyathophora dwarf poinsettia NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. smallii NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tragia finalis C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella nervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles inodora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum costatum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus venustus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Glossocarya hemiderma C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum basilicum NAQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya exfoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra decomposita C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra grayi C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Albizia retusa subsp. retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus ovalifolius NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cathormion umbellatum subsp. moniliforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris sp. (Claudie River L.J.Webb+ 8348) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Eriosema chinense C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina insularis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Phyllodium pulchellum var. pulchellum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vandasina retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muelleriana subsp. muelleriana C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. ensifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dactyliophora novae-guineae NT NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium microphyllum snake fern C NTQ I
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Lagerstroemia archeriana subsp. archeriana native crepe myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I
plants land plants Lythraceae Rotala mexicana C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Abelmoschus rhodopetalus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Gossypium barbadense NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Helicteres angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora esiangkara C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Antiaris toxicaria var. macrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus drupacea C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine urceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leptophleba Molloy red box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Octoblepharaceae Octoblepharum albidum C NTQ
plants land plants Olacaceae Ximenia americana C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum elongatum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea sp. (Elcho Island C.R.Dunlop 7597) C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium aphyllum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera urticifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma ghaesembilla C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus peninsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum ferrugineum C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Mecardonia procumbens NAQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Arthragrostis brassiana var. minutiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Capillipedium parviflorum scented top C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus pennisetiformis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Mnesithea formosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium spartellum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Rottboellia cochinchinensis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria australiensis scrub pigeon grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus pyramidalis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa rariflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda arguens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa pubigera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala rhinanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria quercifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes contigua C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coffea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum maritimum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia scabrella C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta brownii var. brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce papuana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Garraway Creek P.I.Forster PIF15461) C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia peninsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia alulata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma erythrococcum C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Halfordia kendack saffron heart C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Harrisonia brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Lycianthes shanesii C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicandra physalodes apple of Peru NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia mesomischa C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia oxyphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia papuana C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta procumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria octandra phaleria C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pilea microphylla military fern NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta cayennensis NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta mutabilis pink snakeweed NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus repens C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine 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 Ma'alpiku Island National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 6 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-maalpiku-island-cypal

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