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Wildlife of Granite Creek Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 128

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta black-throated finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C 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 Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
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 Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. hispida C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera nana hairy joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena flaccida C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum orientale SL NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium tabuliplagae C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea funicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis anguria var. anguria West Indian gherkin NAQ
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris intratropica coast cypress pine C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nutans C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora brownii beak rush C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon athertonense C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hassallii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. mitchelliana C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia redacta C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles ornans C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia chisholmii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. gilbertensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lazaridis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia neurocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia orthocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia shirleyi lancewood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia victoriae subsp. fasciaria C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Bossiaea armitii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus acutifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen leucanthum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium brachypodum large ticktrefoil C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea parvicalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia ramosissima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Labichea brassii NT NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna radiata var. sublobata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna sp. (Station Creek R.J.Lawn CQ3284) C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. ensifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida macropoda C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Calytrix leptophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leptophleba Molloy red box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus provecta C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus shirleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca citrolens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus hebecarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon elachophyllus subsp. elachophyllus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea decora subsp. decora C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia pomaderroides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce baileyana C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia bowmanii C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Cyanothamnus occidentalis C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum capitaneum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum crebrispinum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum lucani C NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium uliginosum swamp triggerplant SL NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C NTQ I
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis solandri 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 Granite Creek Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-granite-creek-nature-refuge

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