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Wildlife of Murray Upper Wetlands Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 397

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I
animals mammals Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
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 Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
animals birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher 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 leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
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 rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA
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 tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied 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 notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote 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 Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra 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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
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 Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-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 Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond 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 Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
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 Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI 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 nullipora poreless gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia II I
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI 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 Ambassidae Denariusa australis pennyfish QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata guppy II I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus maculatus platy II 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 maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI 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 Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tropicanus Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I
fungi Agaricomycetes Ganodermataceae Ganoderma
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera nana hairy joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhus taitensis sumac C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple NAQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Cananga odorata Ylang-ylang C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia laevis C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias nodosa C NTQ
plants land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum lejourdanii C NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia praevenosa NT NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chromolaena odorata Siam weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chromolaena squalida NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Elephantopus mollis tobacco weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium dameriae C NTQ
plants land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium dietrichianum C NNQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Stenochlaena palustris climbing swamp fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium acutifolium var. acutifolium V V NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Hedraianthera porphyropetala hedrianthera C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Floscopa scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Decalobanthus peltatus C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake quinquefolius NAQ
plants land plants Costaceae Cheilocostus potierae E NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. palmatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Luffa aegyptiaca C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Neoalsomitra clavigera C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Actinoscirpus grossus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex horsfieldii C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aromaticus NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus iria C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laxus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus nutgrass NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis tetragona C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Hypolytrum nemorum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina teretifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectiella mucronata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus calostachyus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Microlepia speluncae cave fern C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Tetracera nordtiana var. nordtiana C NTQ
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis poecilophlebia SL NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros laurina C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon hillii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga polyadenia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus ficifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C NTQ
plants land plants Eupomatiaceae Eupomatia barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella bambusifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes barnardianum SL NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum tracyanum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina fasciculiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Hyptis capitata NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum pectinatum NAQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya onoprienkoana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra insignis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra wolfei C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline cannifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calyculata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia mangium C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Adenanthera pavonina false red sandalwood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene americana var. americana NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene americana var. glandulosa NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus reticulatus var. reticulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pararchidendron pruinosum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna hirsuta NAQ
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Schiffneriolejeunea tumida var. hasskarliana C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
plants land plants Linaceae Hugonia jenkinsii C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya antipoda C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe curvata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe vitellina long-flowered mistletoe C NTQ
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus phlegmarioides V NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Cuphea carthagenensis NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia NAQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Medinilla balls-headleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum NAQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Goniocheton arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa laurina C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Steganthera australiana NT NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea longipes C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus albipila var. albipila C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus destruens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus drupacea C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus hispida var. hispida C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus pantoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus watkinsiana green-leaved Moreton Bay fig C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Embelia grayi C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia myrsinocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Psidium guajava guava NAQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium sayeri C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon chrysanthus black penda C NTQ
plants land plants Octoblepharaceae Octoblepharum albidum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Helminthostachys zeylanica flowering fern C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Apostasia wallichii SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Oberonia crateriformis SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pomatocalpa macphersonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma ghaesembilla C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia insulana C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion benthamianum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion harveyanum var. harveyanum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus debilis NAQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper caninum peppervine C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Mecardonia procumbens NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria minima C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dimeria chloridiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa polystachya 'Amity' NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pilosa soft lovegrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne acutigluma C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis 'Olive' NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Steinchisma laxa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria barbata C NTQ I
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea hilliana C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia nortoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Ceratopteris thalictroides SL NTQ I
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes tenuifolia rock fern C NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Gouania australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia cowleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Amaracarpus nematopodus C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus hirtus C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum multiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Exallage lapeyrousei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Geophila repens C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes sessilis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Lasianthus chlorocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia beccarii V V NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria sp. (Mt Lewis V.K.Moriarty 2445) C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna dallachiana subsp. dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Brombya platynema C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia schottiana bumpy ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Zanthoxylum nitidum C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Casearia dallachii C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Casearia sp. (Mission Beach B.P.Hyland 773) C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera pauciflora C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Castanospora alphandii brown tamarind C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Sematophyllum subhumile C NTQ
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Ailanthus integrifolia subsp. integrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax blumei C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Trichospermum pleiostigma C NTQ
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Gomphandra australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Irvingbaileya australis C NTQ
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Arthropteris palisotii C NTQ
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Christella
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Christella hispidula SL NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria clerodendron scented daphne C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria octandra phaleria C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia saponaria C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus hastata C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Clematicissus opaca C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C NTQ
plants land plants Zamiaceae Bowenia spectabilis SL NTQ
plants land plants Zamiaceae Lepidozamia hopei Hope's cycad SL NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Meistera dallachyi 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 Murray Upper Wetlands Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 25 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-murray-upper-wetlands-nature-refuge

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