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Wildlife of Hermitage Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 269

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus mysticus buff-footed antechinus C Q
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
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 rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
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 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 Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle 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 Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful 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 Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia amplus lemon-barred forest-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus isis Mount Jukes broad-tailed gecko V Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes fasciolatus great barred frog C QA
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine
fungi lecanoromycetes Lobariaceae Sticta diversa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Lobariaceae Sticta myrioloba C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Parmeliella
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema elacinulatum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina subfraxinea C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum ilicifolium holly-leaved graptophyllum V V NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Harnieria hygrophiloides white karambal C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia alata black-eyed Susan NAQ
plants land plants Aneuraceae Riccardia
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Mackinlaya macrosciadea mackinlaya C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Neisosperma kilneri V V NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum grandiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Gymnostachys anceps settler's flax C NTQ
plants land plants Archidiaceae Archidium
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia deltantha C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Blainvillea gayana NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Macropteranthes fitzalanii C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema laxum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Pollia macrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Connaraceae Rourea brachyandra C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hederifolia NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Zehneria cunninghamii slender cucumber C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C NTQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis poecilophlebia SL NTQ
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis tenera SL NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus eumundi Eumundi quandong C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea langii C NTQ
plants land plants Entodontaceae Entodon mackaviensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Cleidion javanicum C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus mollissimus C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens ceylonensis C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens linearis var. linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens oblongifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens oblongifolius var. oblongifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens pallidus C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens pallidus var. pallidus C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens perobtusus C NTQ
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens tenellus var. tenellus C NTQ
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes bipunctatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Hypopterygiaceae Hypopterygium tamarisci C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus graveolens C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya macdonaldii McDonald's laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra cowleyana northern rose walnut C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hypotephra blue walnut C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea leefeana C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia celsa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia disparrima subsp. disparrima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria alata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera suffruticosa NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neonotonia wightii var. wightii NAQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Cheilolejeunea trifaria C NTQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Lejeunea
plants land plants Lembophyllaceae Camptochaete curvata C NTQ
plants land plants Lembophyllaceae Camptochaete excavata C NTQ
plants land plants Lepidoziaceae Bazzania corbieri C NTQ
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum aduncum C NTQ
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum candidum C NTQ
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum scalare C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Artanema fimbriatum C NTQ
plants land plants Lophocoleaceae Chiloscyphus semiteres C NTQ
plants land plants Lophocoleaceae Chiloscyphus semiteres var. semiteres C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus heterophyllus C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton gaudichaudianus C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Toona ciliata red cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Meteoriaceae Papillaria leuconeura C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea macrophylla large-leaved wilkiea C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus adenosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus benjamina C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus coronata creek sandpaper fig C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus septica C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine ireneae subsp. ireneae C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena hemilampra subsp. hemilampra C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena resa red Eungella satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Plectorrhiza brevilabris SL NTQ
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium aurescens C NTQ
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium involutifolium subsp. ptychomitrioides C NTQ
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium ligulaefolium C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Actephila plicata C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma erostre C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion ferdinandi var. ferdinandi C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Hymenosporum flavum native frangipani C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum revolutum yellow pittosporum C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus elongatus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus fertilis giant Parramatta grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia zippelii C NTQ
plants land plants Pterobryaceae Calyptothecium recurvulum C NTQ
plants land plants Ptychomniaceae Euptychium setigerum C NTQ
plants land plants Ptychomniaceae Garovaglia elegans subsp. dietrichiae C NTQ
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Wijkia extenuata C NTQ
plants land plants Radulaceae Radula
plants land plants Radulaceae Radula lingulata C NTQ
plants land plants Radulaceae Radula tasmanica C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia oblata C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia petriei pink ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizogoniaceae Pyrrhobryum paramattense C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Nauclea orientalis Leichhardt tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Bosistoa pentacocca subsp. connaricarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Citrus x limon NAQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa lasioneura C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Sarcopteryx martyana C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos stawellii C NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Arthropteris tenella climbing fern C NTQ
plants land plants Thuidiaceae Thuidium cymbifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus hastata C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus penninervis 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

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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 Hermitage Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 10 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-hermitage-nature-refuge

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