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Mammals of Paluma Range National Park

Total number of species: 102

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
Delphinidae Peponocephala electra melon-headed whale C QAI
Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
Equidae Equus caballus horse II
Felidae Felis catus cat II
Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
Muridae Leggadina lakedownensis Lakeland Downs mouse C Q
Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
Muridae Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse C QA
Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
Muridae Pseudomys patrius eastern pebble-mound mouse C Q
Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I
Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II
Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
Muridae Rattus sp. C QAI
Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
Muridae Zyzomys argurus common rock-rat C QA
Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus morio chocolate wattled bat C QA
Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
Vespertilionidae Murina florium tube-nosed insectivorous bat V QAI
Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA
Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA
Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI
Vespertilionidae Phoniscus papuensis golden-tipped bat C QAI
Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus adamsi Cape York pipistrelle C QA
Vespertilionidae Scoteanax rueppellii greater broad-nosed bat C QA
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens orion south-eastern broad-nosed bat C QA
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA
Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA
Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
Molossidae Austronomus australis white-striped freetail bat C QA
Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
Molossidae Mormopterus petersi inland free-tailed bat C QA
Molossidae Mormopterus ridei eastern free-tailed bat C QA
Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI
Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat V V QI
Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
Macropodidae Petrogale assimilis allied rock-wallaby C Q
Macropodidae Petrogale sharmani Sharman's rock-wallaby V V Q
Macropodidae Petrogale sp. C QA
Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
Macropodidae Thylogale thetis red-necked pademelon C QA
Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
Potoroidae Bettongia tropica northern bettong E E Q
Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon moschatus musky rat-kangaroo C Q
Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
Acrobatidae Acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider C QA
Pseudocheiridae Hemibelideus lemuroides lemuroid ringtail possum E Q
Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans greater glider V V QA
Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans minor northern greater glider V V Q
Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirops archeri green ringtail possum C Q
Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirulus herbertensis Herbert River ringtail possum C Q
Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q
Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
Petauridae Petaurus sp. C QAI
Burramyidae Cercartetus caudatus long-tailed pygmy-possum C QAI
Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
Peramelidae Isoodon sp. C QAI
Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA
Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q
Dasyuridae Antechinus adustus rusty antechinus C Q
Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes rubeculus yellow-footed antechinus (north-east Queensland) C Q
Dasyuridae Antechinus sp. C QA
Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q
Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
Dasyuridae Sminthopsis murina common dunnart C QA
Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA 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.

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) Mammals of Paluma Range National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 10 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-paluma-range&Class=mammals&Kingdom=animals

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