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Wildlife of Mount Abbot National Park (scientific)

Total number of species: 213

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia amplus lemon-barred forest-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia arborescens climbing deeringia C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Actinotus gibbonsii dwarf flannel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia microlepis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia rostrata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum erectum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia versicolor C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle geraniifolia forest pennywort C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene montana C NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium paleaceum scaly asplenium C NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium polyodon mare's tail fern C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis cuneifolia burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Camptacra gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cassinia quinquefaria C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium rupicola C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila var. drymophila C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia xerophila C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus eriocephalus V V NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura hispidula var. hispidula C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Xerochrysum bracteatum golden everlasting daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gillivraei C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum spinulosum SL NTQ
plants land plants Bombacaceae Lagunaria queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Rorippa gigantea C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia corollata C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia caryophylloides SL NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia celastroides broad-leaved boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania carinata C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia melanocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis anguria var. anguria West Indian gherkin NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Zehneria cunninghamii slender cucumber C NTQ
plants land plants Cyatheaceae Sphaeropteris cooperi C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis pyriformis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus perangustus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. laxiflorus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus scaber C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus squarrosus bearded flatsedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis sieberiana C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Tetraria capillaris C NTQ
plants land plants Davalliaceae Davallia denticulata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia cistoidea C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lunata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis tenera SL NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Melichrus urceolatus honey gorse C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia cuspidata C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia lucens C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha eremorum soft acalypha C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Baloghia inophylla scrub bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton magneticus E NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Homalanthus stillingiifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus acanthocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. verrucosus C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis heterophylla rough raspweed C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa candicans C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus congestus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Hemigenia sp. (Mt Abbot A.R.Bean 4204) C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas decemdentata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium integrifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium modestum C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia decora pretty wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. julifera C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia melanoxylon blackwood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus ovalifolius NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus confertiflorus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria juncea sunhemp NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria verrucosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium gangeticum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia perbrevidens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Heliodendron thozetianum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Labichea nitida C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. minima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. angustata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe vitellina long-flowered mistletoe C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon auritum Chinese lantern C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon micropetalum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus divaricatus C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus coronata creek sandpaper fig C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum anfractum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia lamprophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus moluccana gum-topped box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus persistens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus raveretiana black ironbox C V NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gaudium neglectum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca recurva C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca trichostachya C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium oleosum blue cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Ligustrum australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum schillerianum red rope orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Caladenia carnea SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis nutans SL NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Poranthera microphylla small poranthera C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon albiflorus C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Pseudanthus ligulatus subsp. ligulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia tetraphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida queenslandica var. dissimilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa ewartiana desert bluegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Capillipedium spicigerum spicytop C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. sericeum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa crus-galli barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Micraira subulifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ottochloa nodosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium constrictum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala triflora C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia zippelii C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. minus SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pellaea muelleri SL NTQ
plants land plants Ranunculaceae Clematis glycinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris argyrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Galium spathulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes canthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia jardinei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion galioides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Coatesia paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma erythrococcum C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Phebalium glandulosum subsp. glandulosum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis simulata C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. burmanniana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia pendula C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus anodontus veiny pearfruit C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia var. pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum opacum green berry nightshade C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum parvifolium subsp. tropicum C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus hygrophilus V NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus olitorius jute C NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium eriorhizum SL NTQ
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Macrothelypteris torresiana pale wood fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica tie bush C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus cardiophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus reniformis 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.

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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 Mount Abbot National Park (scientific), WetlandInfo website, accessed 28 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-mount-abbot-scientific

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