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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
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 Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C 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 Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V 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 incana wandering tattler SL 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 V V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron 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 Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis pacificus Pacific sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis sp. C QAI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
animals reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia amethistina amethystine python (New Guinean form) C QI
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios leucoproctus Cape York blind snake C QI
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia quinquecarinata Eastern Torres rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Emoia longicauda shrub whiptail-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
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 scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra baliola short-tailed dtella C QI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus pumilus slender chained gecko NT QI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cf. pelagicus C QI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba pactolus cela bold blue-line C Q
animals insects Nymphalidae Orsotriaena medus licium dusky bush-brown Q
plants land plants Acanthaceae Asystasia
plants land plants Acanthaceae Asystasia australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dicliptera glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dipteracanthus C QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dipteracanthus prostratus NAQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hypoestes floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Ruellia blechum NAQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Celosia argentea NAQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys amboinensis SL NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango NAQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Semecarpus australiensis native cashew tree C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Annonaceae
plants land plants Annonaceae Uvaria rufa C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia spectabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia spectabilis subsp. spectabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera inflata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera manghas C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum leptolepis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia velutina C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia U
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia pubescens subsp. penicillata C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Alocasia macrorrhizos C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Amorphophallus paeoniifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Araceae
plants land plants Araceae Epipremnum pinnatum C NNQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias macgillivrayi C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma macarthurii MacArthur palm C NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens bipinnata bipinnate beggar's ticks NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea sinuata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eleutheranthera ruderalis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea indica C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia biflora var. biflora C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Zinnia elegans NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Tecoma stans var. stans NAQ
plants land plants Bombacaceae Bombax ceiba var. leiocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Garuga floribunda var. floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Abroma molle C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Cannaceae Canna indica Indian shot NAQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis quiniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ
plants land plants Caricaceae Carica papaya pawpaw NAQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Gloriosa superba glory lily NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Combretaceae C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia arenicola beach almond C NNQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema laxum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina benghalensis NAQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake dissectus NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea eriocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hederifolia NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea quamoclit star of Bethlehem NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Lepistemon urceolatus C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Merremia
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina turpethum C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Lagenaria siceraria bottle gourd NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Muellerargia timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas scratchleyana SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus compressus NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus stolonifer C NTQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea esculenta NAQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Dracaena angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Sansevieria trifasciata var. trifasciata NAQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha lanceolata var. lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha wilkesiana NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon hillii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Codiaeum variegatum var. moluccanum C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Codiaeum variegatum var. variegatum NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyathophora dwarf poinsettia NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pallens C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia plumerioides C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Manihot esculenta NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis castor oil bush NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tragia finalis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tritaxis australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles papuana C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa brevistyla C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa candicans C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum costatum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus amboinicus NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas decemdentata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum tenuiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum x africanum NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna dallachyana C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Salvia misella NAQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia calyptrata C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius crabs-eye vine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia auriculiformis black wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Adenanthera pavonina false red sandalwood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Bauhinia monandra NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Brachypterum nitidum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Calopogonium mucunoides NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia papuana wild jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista absus var. absus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. rotundifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria pallida var. obovata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria retusa var. retusa NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria sp. (Torres Strait J.R.Clarkson 2044) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Delonix regia poinciana NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dendrolobium umbellatum var. umbellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris rubrocalyx subsp. rubrocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium tortuosum Florida beggar-weed NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada phaseoloides matchbox bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada rheedei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina variegata Indian coral tree C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia sp. (Laura J.C.Tothill JT53A) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera polygaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera tinctoria NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Ormocarpum orientale C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pueraria montana var. lobata kudzu NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia acuminatissima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna alata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna occidentalis coffee senna NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia maculata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Teramnus labialis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria lagopodioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna radiata var. sublobata C NTQ
plants land plants Malpighiaceae Stigmaphyllon timoriense C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abelmoschus manihot subsp. tetraphyllus NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus rosasinensis NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus vitifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus rumphii C NTQ I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Trigastrotheca stricta NAQ
plants land plants Moraceae Antiaris toxicaria var. macrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Fatoua villosa NAQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus fraseri white sandpaper fig C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C NTQ
plants land plants Musaceae Musa IU
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. insipida C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium branderhorstii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium bungadinnia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium puberulum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Welchiodendron longivalve C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis jalapa four o'clock NAQ
plants land plants Olacaceae Ximenia americana C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa subsp. litoralis NAQ
plants land plants Pedaliaceae Josephinia imperatricis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia insulana C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum
plants land plants Poaceae Apluda mutica V NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bambusa
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Capillipedium parviflorum scented top C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus brownii NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus pedicellatus subsp. unispiculus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus polystachios NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus setigerus Superseded XU
plants land plants Poaceae Chionachne cyathopoda river grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris gayana rhodes grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium annulatum sheda grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria bicornis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria eriantha NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenella NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Mnesithea rottboellioides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Neololeba atra C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus burmanni C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Poaceae
plants land plants Poaceae Rottboellia cochinchinensis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Saccharum
plants land plants Poaceae Sehima nervosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa pubigera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria quercifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum atroviride SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum philippense SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Leptopetalum biflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria coelospermum C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Bergera koenigii NAQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Harrisonia brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Flacourtia jangomas NAQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Flacourtia sp. (Shiptons Flat L.W.Jessup+ GJD3200) C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon repandodentatus E NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon tomentosus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera pseudofoveolata C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Lepidopetalum fructoglabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Donella lanceolata NT NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella longiciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax blumei C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax calophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus aestuans C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria octandra phaleria C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed NAQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus gardineri C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia acris hairy grape C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia cardiophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus
plants land plants Vitaceae Leea novoguineensis C NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Curcuma australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Globba marantina E NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Kaempferia
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Zingiber officinale NAQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Zingiber zerumbet NAQ
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 Murray Islands 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-murray-islands

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