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Wildlife of Mount Pleasant Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 285

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Pseudomys patrius eastern pebble-mound mouse C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
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 Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird 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 Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner 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 Melithreptus gularis gularis black-chinned honeyeater (eastern) C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
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 Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo 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 chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
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 Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake 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 munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead 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
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brunoniella acaulis subsp. acaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania heteropetala C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia micradenia C NTQ
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona australis cabbage tree palm SL NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium paleaceum scaly asplenium C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides Superseded XU
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia canescens subsp. discolor C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum medium SL NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum spinulosum SL NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia celastroides broad-leaved boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Argyreia nervosa NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex brunnea C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus dietrichiae C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis sieberiana C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Davalliaceae Davallia pyxidata C NTQ
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Arachniodes aristata prickly shield fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis tenera SL NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros australis black plum C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros pentamera myrtle ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus obovatus subsp. obovatus C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea macbrydei northern yellow carabeen C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Baloghia inophylla scrub bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton acronychioides thick-leaved croton C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha curcas physic nut NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
plants land plants Gesneriaceae Boea hygroscopica SL NTQ
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum walleri SL NTQ
plants land plants Hypopterygiaceae Hypopterygium tamarisci C NTQ
plants land plants Hypopterygiaceae Lopidium struthiopteris C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium modestum C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra muelleri subsp. bracteata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia fasciculifera scaly bark C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii var. blackii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus reticulatus var. reticulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista absus var. absus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria juncea sunhemp NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna gaudichaudii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes humilis Townsville stylo NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Miriam Vale E.J.Thompson+ MIR33) C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus heterophyllus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida NAQ
plants land plants Meteoriaceae Papillaria crocea C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea macrophylla large-leaved wilkiea C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine ireneae subsp. ireneae C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Tapeinosperma pseudojambosa tapeinosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena resa red Eungella satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia costata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Sannantha collina C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium endophloium C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium oleosum blue cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Ligustrum australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum macphersonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cestichis nugentiae SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Oberonia crateriformis SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Taeniophyllum muelleri SL NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis radicosa C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma parvifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion disparipes C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon albiflorus C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Mecardonia procumbens NAQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida personata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dinebra decipiens var. asthenes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ophiuros exaltatus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. tenuius C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Poa labillardierei var. labillardierei tussock grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria oplismenoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Grammitis stenophylla SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Lepisorus mucronatus SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium bifurcatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium veitchii silver elkhorn SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea hilliana C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia glabriflora pale oak C NTQ
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Psilotaceae Tmesipteris truncata SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum atroviride SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. minus SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Ptychomniaceae Garovaglia elegans subsp. dietrichiae C NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Galium spathulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes canthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia jardinei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax lamprophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Randia sp. (Shute Harbour D.A.Halford Q811) C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya rigida C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis parvifolia small-leaved tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus anodontus veiny pearfruit C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus stipitatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Amorphospermum antilogum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella myrsinifolia subsp. myrsinifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Pleioluma queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus aestuans C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C NTQ
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos stawellii C NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Arthropteris tenella climbing fern C NTQ
plants land plants Trachylomataceae Trachyloma diversinerve C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ
plants land plants Winteraceae Tasmannia insipida brush pepperbush C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris caltrop 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


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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Mount Pleasant Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-mount-pleasant-nature-refuge

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