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Wildlife of Theresa Hut Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 245

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale herberti Herbert's rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
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 Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little 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 Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird 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 Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked 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 Manorina melanocephala noisy 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 Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren 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 melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper 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 Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo 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 Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white 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 Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga 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 Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia constricta bitterbark C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cassinia laevis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare spear thistle NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium rupicola C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Euchiton sphaericus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia xerophila C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon serrulatum var. serrulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Senecio quadridentatus cotton fireweed C NTQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia stricta NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear NAQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis arborea brush caper berry C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana C NTQ I
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia oleaster C NTQ
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris columellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan subsp. haspan C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia sieberiana sword grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha eremorum soft acalypha C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton phebalioides narrow-leaved croton C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Brunonia australis blue pincushion SL NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Hypericaceae Hypericum gramineum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus australis C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Teucrium junceum C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia amblygona fan-leaf wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia decora pretty wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia glaucocarpa hickory wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia harpophylla brigalow C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia longifolia Sydney golden wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia shirleyi lancewood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia genistifolia broom bitter pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia ulicifolia native gorse C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina vespertilio C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Heliodendron basalticum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Heliodendron thozetianum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera australis subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lysiphyllum carronii ebony tree C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea cunninghamii prickly pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea spinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona galegifolia smooth Darling pea C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida hackettiana C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Owenia acidula emu apple C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora floribunda rough-barked apple C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia citriodora spotted gum Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus acmenoides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus cambageana Dawson gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus fibrosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melliodora yellow box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus orgadophila mountain coolibah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus populnea poplar box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus thozetiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca linariifolia snow-in summer C NTQ I
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria spinosa subsp. spinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum spinescens C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum undulatum sweet pittosporum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Austrostipa verticillata slender bamboo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon obtectus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ramularis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium criniforme C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea striata beefwood C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea lorea C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum aethiopicum SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago viminalis supplejack C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Opercularia diphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pomax umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax forsteri C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Citrus glauca C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia dissosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera parviflora wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos cupressiformis native cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon diversifolius scrub boonaree C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea stenophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton populneus C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Zamiaceae Macrozamia moorei 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 Theresa Hut Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-theresa-hut-nature-refuge

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