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Wildlife of Talaroo Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 386

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter antilopinus antilopine wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Heteromunia pectoralis pictorella mannikin C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta black-throated finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
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 coronoides Australian raven C QA
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 Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
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 Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula plumula grey-fronted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
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 Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo 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 Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
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 Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel 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 Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle 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 Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
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 intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican 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 Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth 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 Geophaps scripta peninsulae squatter pigeon (northern subspecies) C Q
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal 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 Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis incinctus unbanded shovel-nosed snake C QA
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora carpentariensis Gulf two-lined dragon C Q
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy 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 Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
animals insects Nymphalidae Acraea terpsicore tawny coster QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA
bacteria blue-green algae Scytonemataceae Ewamiania thermalis C NTQ
plants Charophyceae Characeae Nitella
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema triquetrum red spinach C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata var. micrantha C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena flaccida C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena lanata C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus capensis C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus fusiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gamochaeta pensylvanica NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea tenuis V NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata NAQ
plants land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gillivraei C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia corchorifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana C NTQ I
plants land plants Celastraceae Siphonodon pendulus C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Gynandropsis gynandra NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Macropteranthes montana V V NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia platyphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia platyptera C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cyanotis axillaris C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia media C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea diamantinensis desert cowvine C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea eriocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria pusilla C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas cairnsiana V V NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus iria C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laevigatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leptocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus macrostachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus nervulosus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus squarrosus bearded flatsedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus tenuispica C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis complanata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis depauperata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis microcarya C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis sieberiana C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis signata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus falcatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon carsonii E NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon carsonii subsp. orientale E E NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia heterophylla NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia papillata var. laevicaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia schultzii var. schultzii C NTQ
plants land plants Gentianaceae Schenkia australis C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia armitiana C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum americanum NAQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia chisholmii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia galioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hammondii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. gilbertensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia monticola C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tropica C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium biarticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista absus var. absus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista mimosoides dwarf cassia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. rotundifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria aridicola subsp. densifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria juncea sunhemp NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria retusa var. retusa NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dichrostachys spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrophleum chlorostachys C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigastrum parviflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium atropurpureum siratro NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium lathyroides NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia dimorphantha C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia major C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna occidentalis coffee senna NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes hamata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes humilis Townsville stylo NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes scabra NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia gaudium-solis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna lanceolata var. lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna radiata var. sublobata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia areolata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia prostrata var. prostrata C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida atherophora C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida fibulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Martyniaceae Martynia annua small-fruited devil's claw NAQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I
plants land plants Molluginaceae Mollugo verticillata NAQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Calytrix leptophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia grandifolia subsp. grandifolia Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. acuta C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus cullenii Cullen's ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leptophleba Molloy red box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia subsp. melanophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microneura Gilbert River box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus shirleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. attenuata C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia perennis C NTQ I
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania brachycarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Bacopa monnieri C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida acuta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida hygrometrica C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida ingrata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida pruinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida sciuroides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella setosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus basedowii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris divaricata var. divaricata slender chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris lobata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pumilio C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris virgata feathertop rhodes grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium buchananensis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium radulans button grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium fecundum curly bluegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. sericeum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria bicornis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia scabrida C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon polyphyllus leafy nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cilianensis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis exigua C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis leptocarpa drooping lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenellula delicate lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne armitii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne ciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne melicacea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heterachne gulliveri var. gulliveri C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema vaginiflorum red flinders grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Mnesithea rottboellioides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza australiensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Oxychloris scariosa winged chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium retiglume C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus lenticularis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus partimpatens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Tragus australianus small burr grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mosambicensis sabi grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa piligera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa pubigera C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala crassitesta C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oligosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea decora subsp. decora C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia vilhelmii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Paranotis mitrasacmoides subsp. mitrasacmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax saligna forma saligna C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Datura leichhardtii native thornapple NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis lanceifolia NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus sidoides C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus sidoides subsp. vermicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta marsupiata C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta pentandra NAQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton chillagoensis SL NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton diversifolius subsp. orientalis SL NTQ
plants land plants Typhaceae Typha domingensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis pentandra 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.

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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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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 Talaroo Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-talaroo-nature-refuge

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