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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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 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 SL 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 CR V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E 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 SL 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 SL 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 sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded 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 QAI I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena canescens subsp. canescens C QA
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum venosum SL Q
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys alba SL QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Brachystelma glabriflorum C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis procera IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum leptolepis C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C QAI I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum cinerascens C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia saligna C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia saligna C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium ovalifolium C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium tenuifolium C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C QAI
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C QAI
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia corchorifolia C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia australasica C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C QA I
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia browniana C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria lanata C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C QAI
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas angulata SL QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis U
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis denudata C QA
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia litticola C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria ovalis C QA I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C QAI
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles carpentarica C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna acuminata C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia U
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hammondii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lamprocarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium biarticulatum C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus marmoratus C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Cathormion umbellatum subsp. moniliforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine U
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia dimorphantha C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia gracilis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. minima C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Smithia conferta C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia pumila C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Groote Eylandt R.L.Specht 387) C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Settlement Creek L.J.Brass 272) C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia timorensis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia prostrata var. prostrata C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. tomentilla C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana spathulata subsp. spathulata C QA
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C QAI I
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C QAI
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus oppositifolius C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pruinosa subsp. pruinosa C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia pubescens C QA
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL QAI I
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL QAI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis C QA
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus minutiflorus C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon rhytidospermus C QA
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C QAI
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon nigricans niggerheads C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea dryandri subsp. dryandri C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C QA
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia pomaderroides C QA
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce stenophylla C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya variifolia C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea hispidula var. hispidula C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C QAI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C QAI
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C QAI
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine 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.

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


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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Cape Van Diemen 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 December 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-cape-van-diemen

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