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Wildlife of Cherry Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 205

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus rufogriseus red-necked wallaby C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow 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 Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough 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 Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky 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 Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
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 Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia parinsignifera beeping froglet C QA
fungi lecanoromycetes Haematommataceae Haematomma persoonii C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum flaccidum Murray lily SL NTQ I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum ovatum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium glutinosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Glossocardia bidens native cobbler's pegs C NTQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia stricta NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear NAQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina inophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus vaginatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia linearis var. obtusifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Acrotriche aggregata red cluster heath C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Brachyloma daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Melichrus adpressus C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Melichrus sp. (Isla Gorge P.Sharpe+ 601) C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella brevipedunculata C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella revoluta C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Prostanthera cryptandroides subsp. euphrasioides C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Laxmannia gracilis slender wire lily C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia bancroftiorum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia buxifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia buxifolia subsp. pubiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia falcata sickle wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia falciformis broad-leaved hickory C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia grandifolia NT V NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia juncifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia podalyriifolia Queensland silver wattle C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia ulicifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Bossiaea prostrata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia acicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dillwynia sieberi C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea planifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea tholiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mirbelia pungens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mirbelia speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mirbelia speciosa subsp. ringrosei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea bracteamajor C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea paleacea C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus sp. (Barambah Creek P.Grimshaw+ PG2484) C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida corrugata var. (Kroombit E.J.Thompson+ BIL95) C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus fraseri white sandpaper fig C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora leiocarpa rusty gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia citriodora spotted gum Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia subsp. trachyphloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus acmenoides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus apothalassica C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus dura C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus fibrosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus longirostrata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus moluccana gum-topped box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gaudium lamellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Kunzea opposita C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Kunzea opposita var. opposita C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum polygalifolium tantoon C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca linariifolia snow-in summer C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum dianthifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea pungens C NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Hymenosporum flavum native frangipani C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Amphipogon caricinus var. scaber C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida leichhardtiana C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida queenslandica var. dissimilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida vagans C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon gracilis slender nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Entolasia stricta wiry panic C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis brownii Brown's lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum effusum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia vella C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia sericea silky geebung C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes distans bristly cloak fern C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi C NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Cryptandra
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris lanigera C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pomax umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma buxifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea boroniifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila debilis winter apple C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ellipticum potato bush C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton populneus C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana montevidensis creeping lantana NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL 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.

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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 Cherry Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-cherry-nature-refuge

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