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Wildlife of Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 240

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos sp. cattle II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi jardini black butcherbird (coastal Cape York Peninsula) C Q
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina magnirostris pied currawong (Cape York Peninsula) C Q
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
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 Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura coggeri northern spotted velvet gecko C Q
animals ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Choeroichthys suillus pigsnout pipefish U I
fungi lecanoromycetes Teloschistaceae Caloplaca
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Alismataceae Caldesia oligococca SL NTQ I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Blepharocarya involucrigera C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha pterocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle grammatocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus racemosus native asparagus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed NAQ
plants land plants Byblidaceae Byblis liniflora SL NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C NTQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Iphigenia indica C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema brachyantherum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema parviflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema spicatum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia cryptantha C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus cristulatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus decompositus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis cinnamometorum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis recta C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena arenosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora pterochaeta C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria psammitica C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria tricuspidata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia araneolifera C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii forma banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia laurana C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia lepidota C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera serpens SL NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia lavarackii C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon fistulosum C NTQ I
plants land plants Fossombroniaceae Fossombronia
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia janamba C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum brevicaule C NTQ
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Caesia setifera C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella incollata NT NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. anceps C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Jungermanniaceae Jungermannia
plants land plants Lamiaceae Chloanthes parviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus apricus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Plectranthus
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Arthropodium strictum C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia galioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia humifusa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hyaloneura C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptoloba C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia multisiliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia platycarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium schindleri C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia flava C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrophleum chlorostachys C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium nitidum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium sp. (Point Archer J.Wrigley+ NQ1301) Superseded XU
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea parvicalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lamprolobium fruticosum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia purpurea var. sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Laura M.B.Thomas 283) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria picta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. angustata C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia limosa SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia nivea SL NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia uliginosa asian bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea fraseri C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme ambigua C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme nummularia C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Diplatia grandibractea C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea crenata C NTQ I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides aurantiaca SL NTQ I
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia stockeri subsp. stockeri C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus cullenii Cullen's ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus phoenicea scarlet gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Homoranthus tropicus NT NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca clarksonii C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca foliolosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia sericisepala C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C NTQ
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax aphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium trilamellatum yellow antelope orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Centranthera cochinchinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Striga curviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus flagellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon elachophyllus subsp. latior C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon podenzanae C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Choriceras tricorne C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida macroclada var. queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dimeria acinaciformis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia confusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis brownii Brown's lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne burkittii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne sp. (Dugald River B.K.Simon+ 3007) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne squarrosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heterachne abortiva 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 Oryza australiensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium spartellum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum irritans C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa rariflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa sp. (Morehead River J.R.Clarkson+ 8086) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma secundum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma secundum subsp. secundum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Salomonia ciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea glauca bushy's clothes peg C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea striata beefwood C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea pedunculata C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea persiehana C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes prenticei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus sessilis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia tessellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes ammitia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Musgrave J.Wrigley+ NQ1579) C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia bowmanii C NTQ
plants land plants Salviniaceae Azolla pinnata ferny azolla C NTQ I
plants land plants Santalaceae Anthobolus filifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea malvacea C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C NTQ
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea bifida forked comb fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton vitifolius SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium adenophorum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium cordifolium SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium leiophyllum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL NTQ I
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C NTQ I

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 Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-ngaynggarr-cypal

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