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Wildlife of Orkadilla Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 195

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus vulturnus little forest bat C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail 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 Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius barnardi mallee ringneck C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus allotropis brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus ingrami unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus 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 Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura elegans elegant velvet gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA
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 reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
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 Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera nana hairy joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Nyssanthes erecta C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia eucalyptophylla gargaloo C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Leiocarpa semicalva subsp. tenuifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia dissecta var. hirta C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia collina C NTQ
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 Chenopodiaceae Dysphania carinata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia nutans subsp. linifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana microphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Rhagodia parabolica 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 convexula C NTQ
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris glaucophylla white cypress pine C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leiocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Brachyloma daphnoides subsp. daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia sparsa C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya calycina V V NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya opponens C V NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia dallachyana C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Monotaxis macrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos linearifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Funariaceae Goniomitrium acuminatum C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella revoluta C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Chloanthes parviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Westringia cheelii C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra beaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aneura C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia bancroftiorum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia blakei subsp. blakei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia caroleae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia dietrichiana C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia excelsa subsp. excelsa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia harpophylla brigalow C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia jucunda C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia murrayana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polybotrya western silver wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia pustula C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia spectabilis pilliga wattle C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Bossiaea concolor 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 Hovea longipes brush hovea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Petalostylis labicheoides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus sturtii var. sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida atherophora C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida hackettiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Calytrix longiflora pink fringe myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia subsp. carnarvonica C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus bakeri Baker's mallee C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus decorticans x Eucalyptus melanophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus panda C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus populnea poplar box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. sideroxylon C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus thozetiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Kardomia jucunda 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 Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida caput-medusae C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida jerichoensis var. jerichoensis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida jerichoensis var. subspinulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Austrostipa verticillata slender bamboo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris ventricosa tall chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon virens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enteropogon acicularis curly windmill grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enteropogon unispiceus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis lacunaria purple lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis setifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium albovillosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium constrictum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium gracile slender panic C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Poaceae
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria paspalidioides C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea floribunda subsp. floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea juncifolia subsp. juncifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea lorea subsp. lorea C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea purpurea C NTQ
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 Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pomax umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma subnitida C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia rosmarinifolia forest boronia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Cyanothamnus occidentalis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera parviflora wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Philotheca difformis subsp. difformis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Zieria aspalathoides subsp. aspalathoides C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon oleifolius subsp. elongatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea boroniifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea peduncularis C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila deserti C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum jucundum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum parvifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum parvifolium subsp. parvifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia viminea slender stackhousia C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton populneus subsp. trilobus SL 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 Orkadilla Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-orkadilla-nature-refuge

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