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Wildlife of Mount Armour Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 228

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus picatus little pied bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus vulturnus little forest bat C QA
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus rufogriseus red-necked wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale tenuirostris narrow-nosed planigale C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis murina common dunnart C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
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 cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus ingrami unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ormsbyi eastern beaked gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia laevigata eastern gungan C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brunoniella australis blue trumpet C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Froelichia floridana cottontails NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Nyssanthes erecta C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia eucalyptophylla gargaloo C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium glutinosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia canescens subsp. canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia gordonii C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea dentex bowl daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon redolens C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia pustulata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Zinnia peruviana wild zinnia NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Harmsiodoxa blennodioides hairypod cress C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Harmsiodoxa puberula C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium bonariense Argentine peppercress NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Stenopetalum nutans C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia corollata C NTQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia stricta NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear NAQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis anomala C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lasiantha nipan C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia oleaster C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron australe var. integrifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia hastata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia nutans subsp. linifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia nutans subsp. nutans C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana microphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena birchii galvanised burr C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena lanicuspis C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris glaucophylla white cypress pine C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya lapicola subsp. brevifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya oleifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia dallachyana C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia drummondii C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus australis C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Prostanthera cryptandroides subsp. euphrasioides C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium junceum C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra obliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia excelsa subsp. excelsa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia harpophylla brigalow C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia macradenia zig-zag wattle C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polybotrya western silver wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia sparsiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium varians slender tick trefoil C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine clandestina var. sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. zygophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna coronilloides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona phacoides dwarf swainsona C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus sturtii var. sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum americanum var. americanum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum prickly malvastrum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida corrugata C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida hackettiana C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rohlenae subsp. rohlenae C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida trichopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Owenia acidula emu apple C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus populnea poplar box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus viridis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia dominii C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. lineare C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata NAQ
plants land plants Papaveraceae Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca Mexican poppy NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida caput-medusae C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida jerichoensis var. subspinulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida personata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida ramosa purple wiregrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Austrostipa verticillata slender bamboo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris divaricata var. divaricata slender chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris ventricosa tall chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon intermedius C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon truncatus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enteropogon acicularis curly windmill grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis lacunaria purple lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis megalosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum effusum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium gracile slender panic C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus creber C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thellungia advena coolibah grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda avenacea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Tragus australianus small burr grass C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes distans bristly cloak fern C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago viminalis supplejack C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera parviflora wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon oleifolius subsp. elongatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea triangularis C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila debilis winter apple C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila deserti C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii 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 Solanaceae Solanum esuriale quena C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ferocissimum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum gympiense C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum jucundum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum mitchellianum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum nemophilum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum parvifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum semiarmatum prickly nightshade C NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia viminea slender stackhousia C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton populneus subsp. trilobus SL NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Glandularia aristigera NAQ

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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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 Mount Armour Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-mount-armour-nature-refuge

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