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Wildlife of Gurrbum Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 212

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
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 rattus black rat II
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
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 Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
animals birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae prickly forest skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus australis southern ornate nursery-frog C Q
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
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 fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA 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 C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii northern laughing treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q 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 Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI 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 Eleotridae Oxyeleotris aruensis Aru gudgeon QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia II I
animals ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus tulliensis khaki grunter Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil gertrudae spotted blue eye QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tropicanus Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Microporus U
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Pycnoporus coccineus C QA
fungi Agaricomycetes Stereopsidaceae Stereopsis U
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brillantaisia lamium IU
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhus taitensis sumac C QAI
plants land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum ellipticum var. ellipticum C QI
plants land plants Arecaceae Arecaceae U
plants land plants Arecaceae Oraniopsis appendiculata C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens alba var. radiata IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata IU
plants land plants Balanopaceae Balanops australiana C Q
plants land plants Balanophoraceae Balanophora fungosa C QI
plants land plants Bartramiaceae Philonotis hastata C QI
plants land plants Brassicaceae Cardamine flexuosa wood bittercress IU
plants land plants Bruchiaceae Trematodon longicollis C QAI
plants land plants Bryaceae Rosulabryum subfasciculatum C QA
plants land plants Cabombaceae Cabomba caroliniana var. caroliniana cabomba IU I
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes graeffeanum C Q
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes subintegrum C Q
plants land plants Calymperaceae Syrrhopodon croceus C QI
plants land plants Celastraceae Hypsophila dielsiana C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex maculata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aromaticus IU
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sphacelatus IU
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis retroflexa V V QI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina rubiginosa C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora brownii beak rush C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora gracillima C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C QA
plants land plants Davalliaceae Davallia repens C QI
plants land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Microlepia speluncae cave fern C QAI
plants land plants Dicranaceae Dicranoloma leichhardtii C QA
plants land plants Dicranaceae Leucoloma molle C Q
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis wurunuran SL Q
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grahamii C Q
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon nanum C QA I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga polyadenia C QI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus paniculatus C QI
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens autoicus C QA
plants land plants Gesneriaceae Lenbrassia australiana var. australiana SL Q
plants land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus acanthocarpus C QAI
plants land plants Hamamelidaceae Ostrearia australiana hard pink alder C Q
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Blyxa aubertii SL QAI I
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Abrodictyum obscurum SL QAI
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes bipunctatum SL QI
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes proliferum SL Q
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes saxifragoides SL QA
plants land plants Hypnodendraceae Mniodendron comatulum C QI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya angulata ivory laurel C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya lividula C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya putida C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya saccharata C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia mangium C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene americana var. americana IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron whitei C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Centrosema molle IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia candida IU
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum sanctum C QI
plants land plants Limnocharitaceae Limnocharis flava yellow burrhead IU I
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia sp. (Sudley A.Gunness 1886) C Q
plants land plants Linderniaceae Torenia crustacea C QAI
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea obtusa C QI
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus harmsii SL QI
plants land plants Melastomataceae Heterotis rotundifolia IU
plants land plants Monimiaceae Austromatthaea elegans C Q
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta var. congesta C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus mollior var. mollior C Q
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Ardisia elliptica IU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia brasiliensis IU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Octoblepharaceae Octoblepharum albidum C QAI
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Ophioderma pendula C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Appendicula australiensis SL QI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum baileyi SL QI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cadetia maideniana SL Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Robiquetia gracilistipes SL Q
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium archeri C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion harveyanum var. harveyanum C QAI
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia bellendenkerensis C Q
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper caninum peppervine C QI
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Limnophila fragrans C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Axonopus compressus IU
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris virgata feathertop rhodes grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Cyrtococcum accrescens C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Ichnanthus pallens var. major C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Lophatherum gracile C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus mollis C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ottochloa nodosa C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum conjugatum sourgrass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum plicatulum plicatulum IU
plants land plants Poaceae Rottboellia cochinchinensis IU
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass IU
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Ctenopterella gordonii SL Q
plants land plants Pottiaceae Hyophila involuta C QI
plants land plants Proteaceae Hicksbeachia pilosa C Q
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum complanatum flat fork fern SL QI
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL QAI
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum silvaticum SL QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Antrophyum callifolium SL QI
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Wijkia extenuata C QAI
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia oblata C QA
plants land plants Rhizogoniaceae Pyrrhobryum spiniforme C QAI
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus alceifolius giant bramble IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes sessilis C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Lasianthus chlorocarpus C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Mitracarpus hirtus IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria sp. (Utchee Creek H.Flecker NQNC5313) C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce latifolia IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce ocymifolia slender buttonweed IU
plants land plants Sapotaceae Niemeyera prunifera C Q
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella longipinna C Q
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Acroporium lamprophyllum var. percaudatum C Q
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Clastobryophilum balansaeanum C Q
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Sematophyllum subhumile var. subhumile C QA
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Trichosteleum boschii C Q
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Irvingbaileya australis C Q
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium alsinoides SL QI
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Christella dentata creek fern SL QAI
plants land plants Winteraceae Bubbia semecarpoides C Q

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.

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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 Gurrbum Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-gurrbum-nature-refuge

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