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Wildlife of Ballara Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 457

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Camelidae Camelus dromedarius one-humped camel II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris dog II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys desertor desert mouse C QA
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys johnsoni central pebble-mound mouse C QA
animals mammals Muridae Zyzomys argurus common rock-rat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus finlaysoni Finlayson's cave bat C QA
animals mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous georgianus common sheathtail bat C QA
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale purpureicollis purple-necked rock-wallaby V Q
animals mammals Dasyuridae Pseudantechinus mimulus Carpentarian antechinus C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Emblema pictum painted finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila acuticauda long-tailed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo sp. C U
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes carteri spinifexbird C QA
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
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 Lalage tricolor white-winged 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 Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis gularis black-chinned honeyeater (eastern) C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula keartlandi grey-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula plumula grey-fronted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Amytornis ballarae Kalkadoon grasswren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Stipiturus ruficeps rufous-crowned emu-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris melanurus black-tailed treecreeper C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook 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 basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius macgillivrayi Cloncurry parrot C Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix sp. C U
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA 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 Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
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 hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black 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 Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked 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 Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
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 Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican 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 Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps plumifera spinifex pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia amax bauxite rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus zoticus agile snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus alacer lively ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus joanae black-soil ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus slateri Slater's ring-tailed dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma borea rusty-topped delma C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma nasuta sharp-snouted legless lizard C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus variable fat-tailed gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra robusta robust dtella C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura subglobosa worrelli diamond head turtle NT QA I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana cultripes grassland collared frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria coplandi sandstone frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria spaldingi northern creek frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris selheimi blackbanded gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Aerva javanica NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata lesser joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera nana hairy joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena arida C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena lanata C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus incanus C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus maconochiei NT NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus sessilifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis procera NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum brevipedicellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea axillaris C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea tenella C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda minima subsp. minima C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon serrulatum var. velutinum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rutidosis helichrysoides subsp. acutiglumis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Streptoglossa decurrens C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium aequoreum C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium ballii C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium haesum C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium tanythrix C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia arnhemiaca SL NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis subsp. glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia nutans C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia aridicola subsp. aridicola C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Convolvulus clementii C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina aequisepala C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Momordica balsamina balsam apple NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus brevifolius Mullumbimby couch NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pulchellus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus vaginatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus falcatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia ferdinandi var. ferdinandi C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha gossypiifolia bellyache bush NAQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia ramelii C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum verrucosum water milfoil C NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Najas tenuifolia water nymph SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum tomentosum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex benthamiana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha capillaris C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia acradenia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia asperulacea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia chippendalei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia chisholmii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hemignosta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hemsleyi C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia limbata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lysiphloia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia melleodora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia monticola C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia orthocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia phlebocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia retivenea C U
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tenuissima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tropica C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus acutifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus lanuginosus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen balsamicum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium campylocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neltuma pallida NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeata parkinsonia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Petalostylis cassioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna venusta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona burkei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona flavicarinata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia brachyodon var. longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia virens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna lanceolata var. lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema quandang var. quandang C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema sanguinea var. sanguinea C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana spathulata subsp. spathulata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana subfalcata C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon hannii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Gossypium australe C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Gossypium nelsonii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida fibulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rohlenae subsp. rohlenae C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C NTQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus lotoides hairy carpet weed C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus cerasicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia aparrerinja Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia terminalis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leucophloia subsp. euroa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leucophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia subsp. nana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus nudicaulis Mt Isa mallee E E NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus subsp. riparius C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dissitiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa subsp. crosslandiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca trichostachya C NTQ I
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera ramosissima C NTQ
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania ovata C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum angustifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Stemodia viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida contorta bunched kerosene grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida exserta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida lazaridis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida longicollis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida pruinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. cloncurrensis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus setigerus Superseded XU
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium annulatum sheda grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon asperatus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon cylindricus jointed nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon eremophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enteropogon ramosus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis minor smaller stinkgrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis olida C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenellula delicate lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Alpha C.E.Hubbard 7882) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pulchella subsp. dominii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sehima nervosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia brizoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia mitchellii buck spinifex C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia molesta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia pungens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa praetervisa C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria barbata C NTQ I
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea mimosoides C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea wickhamii subsp. aprica C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea chordophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea lorea subsp. lorea C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. pseudovellea C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta rupicola C NTQ
plants land plants Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia NAQ I
plants land plants Samolaceae Samolus eremaeus C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea stenophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. mucronata C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. latrobei C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila longifolia berrigan C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Datura leichhardtii native thornapple NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicotiana latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicotiana scopulorum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum echinatum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum succosum C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus pumilio C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton collinus SL NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora carpetweed 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 Ballara Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-ballara-nature-refuge

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