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Wildlife of Ballara Park Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 151

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis damelii grey snake E E QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana platycephala water holding frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana verrucosa rough collared frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia parinsignifera beeping froglet C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia laevigata eastern gungan C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes fletcheri barking frog C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes salmini salmon striped frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus sudellae meeowing frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden bennettii holy cross frog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax destructor common yabbie QA
animals branchiopods Triopsidae Triops australiensis shield shrimp QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Xerothamnella herbacea E E Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gomphocarpus fruticosus narrow-leaved cotton bush IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis cuneifolia burr daisy C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda minima subsp. minima C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta platyglossa C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Solenogyne bellioides C QA
plants land plants Brassicaceae Rorippa laciniata C QA
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia U
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis anomala C QA
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis arborea brush caper berry C QA
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lasiantha nipan C QA
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Stellaria angustifolia subsp. angustifolia C QA
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cristata belah C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana microphylla C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex inversa knob sedge C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus compressus IU
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus conicus var. conicus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus flaccidus C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus isabellinus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leptocarpus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus lucidus C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus nervulosus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sanguinolentus C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus squarrosus bearded flatsedge C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis acuta C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis cylindrostachys C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis philippinensis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nuda C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis vagans E Q I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis velata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena incrassata C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepironia articulata C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus yarrabensis C Q
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia glabra C QA
plants land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. verrucosus C QI
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum U
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum crispatum C QA I
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum gracile var. lineare C QA I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ovalifolia subsp. ovalifolia SL QA
plants land plants Johnsoniaceae Caesia parviflora var. parviflora C QA
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C QAI I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Salvia reflexa IU
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia excelsa C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia harpophylla brigalow C QA
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia stellaris SL QA I
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia procumbens C QI
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme alsinoides C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema linophylla subsp. orientalis C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum var. oxycarpum C QA
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides crenata wavy marshwort SL QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus argophloia Queensland western white gum CR V Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus populnea poplar box C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C QAI I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C QAI I
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis radicosa C QA
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C QAI I
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Gratiola pedunculata C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria brownii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinopogon caespitosus var. caespitosus hedgehog grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon gracilis slender nineawn C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis elongata C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa procera slender cupgrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum larcomianum C Q I
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium jubiflorum warrego grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria parviflora slender pigeon grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa whiteana C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Walwhalleya proluta C QA
plants land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton sulcatus SL QA I
plants land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tricarinatus floating pondweed SL QA I
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera parviflora wilga C QAI
plants land plants Salviniaceae Azolla pinnata ferny azolla C QAI I
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ferocissimum C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum parvifolium C Q
plants land plants Verbenaceae Glandularia aristigera IU
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lippia alba II
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Roepera apiculata C QA

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI 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 Park Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 October 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-ballara-park-nature-refuge

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