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Wildlife of Burdekin River (below Dam) (Burdekin) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 521

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Leporidae Lepus europaeus European brown hare II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale assimilis allied rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale sp. C QA
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale ingrami long-tailed planigale C QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed 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 Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground 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 Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
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 Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush 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 osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel 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 Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza 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 Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
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 Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
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 Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant 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 Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
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 Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle C V Q I
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana cultripes grassland collared frog C QA 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 inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus spotted scat QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambica Mozambique mouthbrooder II I
animals ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum parviceps smallhead grunter Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria ambigua golden perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis species northwest glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Hemiramphidae Arrhamphus sclerolepis snubnose garfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I
animals insects Nymphalidae Acraea terpsicore tawny coster QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea sylvester sylvester two-brand crow Q
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
animals insects Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
animals insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Pachliopta polydorus queenslandicus red-bodied swallowtail Q
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus U
animals insects Libellulidae Crocothemis nigrifrons black-headed skimmer QAI I
animals insects Libellulidae Diplacodes haematodes scarlet percher QAI I
animals insects Libellulidae Diplacodes trivialis chalky percher QAI I
animals insects Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
animals insects Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I
animals insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis graphiptera graphic flutterer QAI I
animals insects Libellulidae Tramea loewii common glider QAI I
animals insects Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
animals insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I
animals insects Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion microcephalum blue riverdamsel QAI I
plants Charophyceae Characeae Chara
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. hispida C NTQ
plants land plants Alismataceae Caldesia oligococca SL NTQ I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata var. micrantha C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera nodiflora joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus spinosus needle burr NAQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. falcata C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona lanuginosa V V NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Camptacra barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda racemosa snuffweed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Glossocardia bidens native cobbler's pegs C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeranthus indicus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ
plants land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gillivraei C NTQ
plants land plants Bombacaceae Lagunaria queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium brachygyne C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium consimile C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium leptaleum C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium ovalifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis subsp. densiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina luehmannii bull oak C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia disperma C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania glomulifera subsp. glomulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Tarenaya aculeata NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia aridicola subsp. aridicola C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia oblongata subsp. oblongata C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis anguria var. anguria West Indian gherkin NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia ovata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus bulbosus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus iria C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus platystylis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus nutgrass NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis bisumbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis fimbristyloides C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus yarrabensis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera finlaysoniana SL NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Erpodiaceae Venturiella coronata subsp. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia drummondii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia schultzii var. schultzii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha gossypiifolia bellyache bush NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis castor oil bush NAQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia armitiana C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodeniaceae
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ
plants land plants Hypoxidaceae Hypoxis arillacea C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus diversus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas lavandulifolia NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum americanum NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum x africanum NAQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia galioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hemsleyi C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia jackesiana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. curvinervia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tephrina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene brevifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus aurantiacus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus marmoratus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus reticulatus var. reticulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus scarabaeoides var. scarabaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista absus var. absus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista concinna C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista longipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista nomame var. nomame C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria juncea sunhemp NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria laburnifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea trefoil rattlepod C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria pallida var. obovata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria sessiliflora var. anthylloides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen australasicum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium macrocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora forma sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. villosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine pescadrensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia major C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Parkinsonia aculeata parkinsonia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. minima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia brachyodon var. longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia delestangii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. (Mt Blackjack A.R.Bean+ 7332) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia macrostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia purpurea var. sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Georgetown G.N.Batianoff+ 900402H) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria picta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vachellia farnesiana NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna hosei NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna radiata var. sublobata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna sp. (Greta Creek R.J.Lawn+ AQ532201) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. angustata C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia aurea golden bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba floating bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema bifurcata C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon auritum Chinese lantern C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon hannii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida magnifica C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea mutica shiny nardoo C NTQ I
plants land plants Martyniaceae Martynia annua small-fruited devil's claw NAQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus lotoides hairy carpet weed C NTQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus oppositifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Mollugo verticillata NAQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Lysimachia ovalis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus brownii Reid River box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus brownii x Eucalyptus persistens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. acuta C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis x Eucalyptus platyphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra x Eucalyptus shirleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia x Eucalyptus orgadophila C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus melanophloia x Eucalyptus persistens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus persistens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus raveretiana black ironbox C V NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus shirleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia burbidgeana C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia aculeata thorny pisonia C NTQ
plants land plants Papaveraceae Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca Mexican poppy NAQ
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phrymaceae Glossostigma diandrum C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion disparipes C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon lissocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Mecardonia procumbens NAQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Stemodia pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis cimicina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa ewartiana desert bluegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chionachne cyathopoda river grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium annulatum sheda grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium aristatum angleton grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium fecundum curly bluegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ammophila silky umbrella grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dinebra neesii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa crus-galli barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon gracilis slender nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon polyphyllus leafy nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis brownii Brown's lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenellula delicate lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Mnesithea pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ophiuros exaltatus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. decompositum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum effusum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium perplexum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium pseudeulalia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sehima nervosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus australasicus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Tripogon loliiformis five minute grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa holosericea subsp. holosericea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa whiteana C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria lapathifolia pale knotweed C NTQ I
plants land plants Polygonaceae Polygonum plebeium small knotweed C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Dentella repens dentella C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax johnsonii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata subsp. australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia dissosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon reticulatus wild quince C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cardiospermum halicacabum var. halicacabum NAQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea stenophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Amorphospermum antilogum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Sematophyllaceae Sematophyllum
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Datura inoxia NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Nicotiana glauca tree tobacco NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ellipticum potato bush C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum torvum devil's fig NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus trilocularis C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta pentandra NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis pentandra 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 Burdekin River (below Dam) (Burdekin) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 September 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-burdekin-river-below-dam-burdekin

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