Skip links and keyboard navigation

Wildlife of Cassowary Connection Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 414

Download this information in .CSV format

Species name has been superseded by a new species name
Click here for more detailed information about this species
Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon moschatus musky rat-kangaroo C Q
animals mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q
animals mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes rubeculus yellow-footed antechinus (north-east Queensland) C Q
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-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 Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C 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 pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (northern population) southern cassowary (northern population) V E Q
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Coeranoscincus frontalis limbless snake-tooth skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
animals reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
animals reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus australis southern ornate nursery-frog C Q
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish E E Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tropicanus Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
animals insects Papilionidae Graphium agamemnon ligatum green-spotted triangle QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus macalpinei New Guinea birdwing C Q
animals insects Hesperiidae Notocrypta waigensis proserpina banded demon QAI
fungi Agaricomycetes Ganodermataceae Ganoderma
fungi Agaricomycetes Ganodermataceae Ganoderma australe C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Hydnaceae Hydnum C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus
fungi Agaricomycetes Meripilaceae Rigidoporus
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Grammothele fuligo C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Trametes hirsuta C NTQ
fungi Agaricomycetes Stereopsidaceae Stereopsis radicans C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pertusariaceae Pertusaria hermaka C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina confirmata C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brillantaisia lamium NAQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Actinidiaceae Saurauia andreana C NTQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys amboinensis SL NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum uhrii C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Monoon patinatum C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Xylopia maccreae C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Allamanda cathartica yellow allamanda NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia muelleriana hard milkwood C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana pandacaqui banana bush C NTQ
plants land plants Aquifoliaceae Ilex arnhemensis subsp. ferdinandi C NTQ
plants land plants Aquifoliaceae Ilex corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Gymnostachys anceps settler's flax C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias australiana ivory basswood C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias mollis C NTQ
plants land plants Archidiaceae Archidium elatum C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Arenga australasica V NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus australis hairy Mary C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus moti C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Hydriastele wendlandiana C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Licuala ramsayi fan palm C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Licuala ramsayi var. ramsayi C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Linospadix minor C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chromolaena odorata Siam weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium rupicola C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata NAQ
plants land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium dameriae C NTQ
plants land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium dilatatum C NTQ
plants land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium proliferum C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Deplanchea tetraphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Neosepicaea jucunda C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum cartilagineum gristle fern C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum orientale SL NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Arthrocormus schimperi C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Exostratum blumei C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Leucophanes glaucum C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Mitthyridium repens C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Syrrhopodon armatus C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Syrrhopodon muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Syrrhopodon trachyphyllus C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia quadrangularis SL NTQ
plants land plants Cardiopteridaceae Citronella smythii C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Pollia macrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Connaraceae Connarus conchocarpus subsp. conchocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Connaraceae Rourea brachyandra C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Decalobanthus peltatus C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Davidsonia pruriens C NTQ
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Gillbeea adenopetala C NTQ
plants land plants Cyatheaceae Alsophila rebeccae C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex breviscapa V NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gunnii subsp. novae-hollandiae C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus trinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis insignis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia sieberiana sword grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora brownii beak rush C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora corymbosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora rubra C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus calostachyus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria laxa C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria levis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria polycarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Tetracera nordtiana C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Aceratium megalospermum C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grahamii C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus michaelii C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon australe C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon willdenovianum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Aleurites rockinghamensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Endospermum myrmecophilum endospermum C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga polyadenia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga subdentata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus paniculatus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Rockinghamia angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens pellucidus C NTQ
plants land plants Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola enantophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia albiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Icacinaceae Apodytes brachystylis C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Faradaya splendida C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina dalrympleana C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina fasciculiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Hyptis capitata NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya murrayi Murray's laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra monothyra subsp. monothyra C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra montana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra sankeyana Sankey's walnut C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra wolfei C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Lindera queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea bindoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea fawcettiana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea dealbata white bolly gum C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline cannifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline murchisoniae SL NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aulacocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia celsa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia mangium C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium biarticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron whitei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Calopogonium mucunoides NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium brachypodum large ticktrefoil C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada phaseoloides matchbox bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia uliginosa asian bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Linderniaceae Torenia polygonoides V NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium microphyllum snake fern C NTQ I
plants land plants Maesaceae Maesa dependens C NTQ
plants land plants Marattiaceae Angiopteris evecta giant fern C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia sapindina C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Prasoxylon klanderi C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Carronia pedicellata E E NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Carronia protensa C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa laurina C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Sarcopetalum harveyanum pearl vine C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Austromatthaea elegans C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Steganthera laxiflora subsp. laxiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea longipes C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta var. congesta C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus destruens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virgata var. virgata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena divaricata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pellita large-fruited red mahogany C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Pilidiostigma tetramerum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Pilidiostigma tropicum apricot myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium forte subsp. forte C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium wilsonii subsp. wilsonii C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Benstonea monticola C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Freycinetia excelsa climbing pandanus C NTQ
plants land plants Philydraceae Helmholtzia acorifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus discolor C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion ferdinandi C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion hylandii C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper caninum peppervine C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum var. hederaceum C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum rubiginosum C NTQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia agrostoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Entolasia marginata bordered panic C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ichnanthus pallens var. major C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Isachne confusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. villosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lophatherum gracile C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum incomtum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus dispermus C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala paniculata NAQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium hillii SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia longifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia aquilonia C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Cardwellia sublimis C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea baileyana C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia nortoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Haplopteris elongata SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Taenitis pinnata morse fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Ptychomniaceae Garovaglia elegans subsp. dietrichiae C NTQ
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Isopterygium albescens C NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia petriei pink ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia whitei red ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Gouania australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizogoniaceae Pyrrhobryum paramattense C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum multiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Exallage lapeyrousei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Exallage radicans C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Hedyotis novoguineensis E NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Lasianthus chlorocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria coelospermum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria sp. (Utchee Creek H.Flecker NQNC5313) C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion galioides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce latifolia NAQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia acidula lemon aspen C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia acronychioides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Brombya platynema C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia acuminata silver silkwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia pimenteliana maple silkwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Medicosma fareana C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Casearia sp. (Mission Beach B.P.Hyland 773) C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cnesmocarpon dasyantha C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia frutescens C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema sericolignis C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus exangulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus grandissimus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Sarcopteryx martyana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima daemelianum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima erythrocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella chartacea C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella myrsinodendron C NTQ
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Actinostachys digitata SL NTQ
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Sematophyllum subhumile C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Gomphandra australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Franciscodendron laurifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos puberula C NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Tectaria confluens C NTQ
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Grypothrix triphylla SL NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Cecropia peltata Mexican bean tree NAQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus penninervis C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Zamiaceae Bowenia spectabilis SL NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia modesta C NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Meistera dallachyi 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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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 Cassowary Connection Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-cassowary-connection-nature-refuge

Queensland Government
WetlandInfo   —   Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation