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Wildlife of Moresby Range Resources Reserve

Total number of species: 283

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed 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 Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green 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 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 leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted 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 Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
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 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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed 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 Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel 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 Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover 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 Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL 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 Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tigrina yellow-blotched forest-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus australis southern ornate nursery-frog C Q
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus infacetus creaking nurseryfrog C Q
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus spotted scat QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius sp. QAI
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoides greenback gudgeon QI 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 Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia II I
animals ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis interrupta longspine glassfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
animals insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo apollo Apollo jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies) V Q
animals insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo phoebus Apollo jewel (Torres Strait subspecies) QAI
animals insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba cyanea arinia green-banded line-blue Q
animals insects Lycaenidae Psychonotis caelius taygetus small green-banded blue QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis terminus terminus orange bush-brown Q
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
animals insects Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA
animals insects Pieridae Delias mysis mysis red-banded jezebel Q
animals insects Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio fuscus U
animals insects Hesperiidae Chaetocneme porphyropis purple dusk-flat Q
animals insects Hesperiidae Notocrypta waigensis proserpina banded demon QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C QAI I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcatus var. falcatus C QA
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango IU
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhus taitensis sumac C QAI
plants land plants Aneuraceae Riccardia U
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple IU
plants land plants Annonaceae Monoon patinatum C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Allamanda cathartica yellow allamanda IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera manghas C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia nummularia button orchid C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. tenuipes C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia longipetiolata C QA
plants land plants Araceae Lemna aequinoctialis common duckweed C QAI I
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus vitiensis C QI
plants land plants Arecaceae Hydriastele wendlandiana C QA
plants land plants Arecaceae Licuala ramsayi var. ramsayi C Q
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea U
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sil C QAI
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes graeffeanum C Q
plants land plants Calymperaceae Mitthyridium papuanum C Q
plants land plants Calymperaceae Mitthyridium repens C QI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C QAI
plants land plants Caricaceae Carica papaya pawpaw IU
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia chinensis C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera littorea C QAI I
plants land plants Connaraceae Connarus conchocarpus subsp. conchocarpus C Q
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Gillbeea adenopetala C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laxus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Hypolytrum nemorum C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria polycarpa C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C QA
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C QAI
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Tetracera nordtiana C QI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C QI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Manihot esculenta IU
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens crispulus C QA
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella odorata C QAI
plants land plants Icacinaceae Apodytes brachystylis C Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya cunninghamii C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea bindoniana C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia celsa C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrocallerya pilipes NT Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Caesalpinia crista C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C QAI I
plants land plants Leguminosae Dalbergia candenatensis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Intsia bijuga C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C QAI
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum candidum C QAI
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya antipoda C QI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema conspicua subsp. conspicua C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amylotheca dictyophleba C QAI
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia caseolaris C QI I
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C QAI
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma cyanoides C QI
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C QAI I
plants land plants Melastomataceae Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum IU
plants land plants Meliaceae Goniocheton arborescens C QI
plants land plants Meliaceae Prasoxylon alliaceum C QI
plants land plants Meliaceae Prasoxylon klanderi C Q
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Backhousia bancroftii Johnstone River hardwood C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium forte subsp. forte C QAI
plants land plants Neckeraceae Neckeropsis cyclophylla C Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Aphyllorchis queenslandica NT Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Micropera fasciculata SL QI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Centotheca lappacea C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum incomtum C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Zoysia matrella C QAI
plants land plants Polygalaceae Xanthophyllum octandrum C Q
plants land plants Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia zippelii C QI
plants land plants Proteaceae Darlingia darlingiana C Q
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea baileyana C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia nortoniana C Q
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL QAI I
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Isopterygium albescens C QI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rosaceae Rubus alceifolius giant bramble IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia cowleyi C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Antirhea tenuiflora C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Eumachia frutescens C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Exallage lapeyrousei C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Exallage radicans C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce exilis IU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna dallachiana subsp. dallachiana C QI
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope xanthoxyloides C QI
plants land plants Rutaceae Pitaviaster haplophyllus C Q
plants land plants Salicaceae Homalium circumpinnatum C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Guioa acutifolia northern guioa C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima erythrocarpum C QI
plants land plants Solanaceae Duboisia myoporoides C QAI
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum macoorai C QA
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr IU
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C QI I
plants land plants Urticaceae Pilea microphylla military fern IU
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis maritima C QAI
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia modesta C 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.

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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


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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Moresby Range Resources Reserve, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=resources-reserve-moresby-range

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