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Total number of species: 276

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V QAI I
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys capensis Cape York melomys C Q
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros semoni Semon`s leaf-nosed bat E V QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus breviceps sensu lato sugar glider Superseded C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon peninsulae Cape York brown bandicoot C Q
animals mammals Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Drymodes superciliaris northern scrub-robin C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
animals birds Paradisaeidae Phonygammus keraudrenii trumpet manucode C QAI
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris magnificus magnificent riflebird C QI
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
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 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 harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis beccarii tropical scrubwren C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus melanotis black-eared catbird C QI
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Syma torotoro yellow-billed 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 variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli Marshall's fig-parrot C Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula) V Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Geoffroyus geoffroyi red-cheeked parrot C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi palm cockatoo E V QI
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot CR V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
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 E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper SL V 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 Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover SL V 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 fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
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 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 Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
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 Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Emoia longicauda shrub whiptail-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus indicus mangrove monitor C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
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 nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
bacteria blue-green algae Oscillatoriaceae Blennothrix lyngbyacea C QAI
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Phaeographis ceratoides C Q
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda incrassata C QI
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda opuntia C QAI
plants Ulvophyceae Halimedaceae Halimeda taenicola C Q
plants Ulvophyceae Siphonocladaceae Dictyosphaeria U
plants Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Udotea U
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C QAI I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea IU
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C QAI
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango IU
plants land plants Annonaceae Meiogyne cylindrocarpa subsp. trichocarpa C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C QAI
plants land plants Archidiaceae Archidium U
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy IU
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia U
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia umbellata C QAI
plants land plants Calymperaceae Syrrhopodon armatus C Q
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C QI
plants land plants Caricaceae Carica papaya pawpaw IU
plants land plants Celastraceae Euonymus australiana C QI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C QA I
plants land plants Combretaceae Combretum indicum IU
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina turpethum C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bulbosus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus multispiceus C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis setifolia subsp. setifolia C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C QA
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C QA
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia yorkensis C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Codiaeum membranaceum C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta IU
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia thymifolia IU
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila ovalis SL QAI I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa SL QAI I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Salvia misella IU
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra glauca C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia humifusa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Bauhinia monandra IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Centrosema molle IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria pallida var. obovata IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Delonix regia poinciana IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine cyrtoloba C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna obtusifolia IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Smithia conferta C QAI
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme multicaulis C QA
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C QAI
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C QAI I
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C QAI I
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma glabrescens C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus brassii C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus lysicephala C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leptophleba Molloy red box C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca arcana C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon crenulatus C QI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C QAI
plants land plants Octoblepharaceae Octoblepharum U
plants land plants Octoblepharaceae Octoblepharum albidum C QAI
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia pellucida IU
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia IU
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida warburgii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis minutiflora molasses grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. seminudum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Antirhea ovatifolia Superseded XU
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Rubiaceae U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya lucida C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C QI
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis maritima C QAI

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 Cape Direction 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 October 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-cape-direction

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