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Native animals of Moreton Island (Healthy Land and Water) report card

Total number of species: 407

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Delphinidae Feresa attenuata pygmy killer whale C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Peponocephala electra melon-headed whale C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Pseudorca crassidens false killer whale C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V QAI I
mammals Delphinidae Stenella attenuata pantropical spotted dolphin C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Stenella longirostris spinner dolphin C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops sp. bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus offshore bottlenose dolphin C QAI
mammals Ziphiidae Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale C QAI
mammals Physeteridae Physeter macrocephalus sperm whale C QAI
mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera acutorostrata dwarf minke whale C QAI
mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI
mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI
mammals Otariidae Arctocephalus forsteri New Zealand fur seal C VI
mammals Otariidae Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic fur seal V E QA
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I
mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Austronomus australis white-striped freetail bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus breviceps sensu lato sugar glider Superseded C QAI
mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus sp. C QAI
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Motacillidae Motacilla alba white wagtail C VU
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Petroica rosea rose robin C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch SL QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA
birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera chrysoptera little wattlebird C QA
birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA
birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Laridae Anous albivitta grey noddy C VI
birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna striata white-fronted tern C QAI
birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius longicaudus long-tailed jaeger SL VU
birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic jaeger SL QAI
birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius pomarinus pomarine jaeger SL QAI
birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius sp. C U
birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa sp. C U
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
birds Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI
birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
birds Spheniscidae Eudyptula minor little penguin C VU
birds Procellariidae Ardenna carneipes flesh-footed shearwater SL QAI
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
birds Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI
birds Procellariidae Daption capense cape petrel C QAI
birds Procellariidae Fulmarus glacialoides southern fulmar C VU
birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI
birds Procellariidae Pachyptila belcheri slender-billed prion C VU
birds Procellariidae Pachyptila desolata Antarctic prion C VU
birds Procellariidae Pachyptila turtur fairy prion C QAI
birds Procellariidae Pelecanoides urinatrix common diving-petrel C VU
birds Procellariidae Pseudobulweria rostrata Tahiti petrel C QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma gouldi grey-faced petrel C QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma inexpectata mottled petrel C QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma lessonii white-headed petrel C QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma leucoptera Gould's petrel C QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera Gould's petrel (Australian subspecies) C E QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma macroptera sensu lato great-winged petrel Superseded C QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma nigripennis black-winged petrel C VU
birds Procellariidae Puffinus assimilis little shearwater C QAI
birds Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI
birds Procellariidae Puffinus huttoni Hutton's shearwater C QAI
birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche bulleri Buller's albatross V V VU
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E V QAI
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche chrysostoma grey-headed albatross E E VU
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI
birds Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI
birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon lepturus white-tailed tropicbird SL QAI
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Biziura lobata musk duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
reptiles Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Calyptotis lepidorostrum cone-eared calyptotis C Q
reptiles Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ophioscincus truncatus short-limbed snake-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia jacovae clouded gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer zig-zag gecko C QA
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I
reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria cooloolensis Cooloola sedgefrog NT Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria freycineti wallum rocketfrog V QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria sp. C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria sp. cf. cooloolensis (North Stradbroke Is population) NT Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne sp. C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia fusca dusky gungan C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Gobiomorphus australis striped gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris klunzingeri western carp gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala spangled gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I
ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Trachystoma petardi pinkeye mullet QA I
ray-finned fishes Sparidae Acanthopagrus australis yellowfin bream QA I
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Terapon jarbua crescent grunter QAI I
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E E QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis marianus estuary glassfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Rhadinocentrus ornatus ornate rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Retropinnidae Retropinna semoni Australian smelt QA I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Neotrygon trigonoides New Caledonian maskray QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Pastinachus ater cowtail stingray QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Odontaspididae Carcharias taurus greynurse shark E CE QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Lamnidae Isurus oxyrinchus shortfin mako QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna sp. hammerhead shark U I
cartilaginous fishes Orectolobidae Eucrossorhinus dasypogon tasselled wobbegong U I
cartilaginous fishes Orectolobidae Orectolobus maculatus spotted wobbegong QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Orectolobidae Orectolobus ornatus banded wobbegong QA I
insects Lycaenidae Candalides acasta blotched dusky-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Neolucia agricola agricola fringed heath-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Nesolycaena albosericea satin opal Q
insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
insects Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
insects Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
insects Nymphalidae Vanessa kershawi Australian painted lady QAI
insects Hesperiidae Hesperilla donnysa donnysa varied sedge-skipper QA
malacostracans Palaemonidae Macrobrachium sp. QAI
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax dispar Q
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax robustus V V Q

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI 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) Native animals of Moreton Island (Healthy Land and Water) report card, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 May 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=report-card-moreton-island-healthy-land-and-water&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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