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Wildlife of Harkness Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 58

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius nanus dwarf goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Anodontiglanis dahli toothless catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia actinophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum erectum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acomis bella C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea tenella C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia douglasiana SL NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia caryophylloides SL NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia toniae C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis atropurpurea C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C NTQ I
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum brevicaule C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Pogostemon stellatus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hemignosta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia terrae-reginae SL NTQ I
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia beasleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme brachystemonea C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum longifolium subsp. longifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia subsp. melanophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca citrolens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Adenosma caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia schultzii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heterachne gulliveri C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mindanaense C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia tumida C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce papuana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya variifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium clarksonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL NTQ I
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris indica C NTQ I

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

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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 Harkness Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-harkness-nature-refuge

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