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Wildlife of Cape Van Diemen 100K map tile

Total number of species: 234

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo 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 Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo 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 minutillus Western 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 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 V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE 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 E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa totanus common redshank SL VU I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper 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 Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
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 Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon 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 Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
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 Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Fordonia leucobalia white-bellied mangrove snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer zigzag velvet gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals cartilaginous fishes Mobulidae Mobula alfredi Alfred manta QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena canescens subsp. canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum venosum SL NTQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys alba SL NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Brachystelma glabriflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis procera NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum leptolepis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum cinerascens C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia saligna C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia saligna C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium ovalifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium tenuifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia corchorifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C NTQ I
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia browniana C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria lanata C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas angulata SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis denudata C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia litticola C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria ovalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles carpentarica C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hammondii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lamprocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium biarticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus marmoratus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cathormion umbellatum subsp. moniliforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia dimorphantha C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. minima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Smithia conferta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia pumila C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Groote Eylandt R.L.Specht 387) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Settlement Creek L.J.Brass 272) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia prostrata var. prostrata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. tomentilla C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana spathulata subsp. spathulata C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus oppositifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pruinosa subsp. pruinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL NTQ I
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus minutiflorus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon rhytidospermus C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon nigricans niggerheads C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea dryandri subsp. dryandri C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia pomaderroides C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce stenophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya variifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea hispidula var. hispidula C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine 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.

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 Cape Van Diemen 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-cape-van-diemen

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