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Wildlife of Jeannie River (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 228

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
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 Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-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 moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus nullum nullum ctenotus C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus tuberculated ring-tailed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI 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 Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
fungi lecanoromycetes Cladoniaceae Cladia aggregata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Cladoniaceae Cladia muelleri C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Cladoniaceae Cladonia glebosa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Cladoniaceae Cladonia subradiata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema fasciculatum C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Platysace valida C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia viridiflora subsp. tropica C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia versicolor C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha pterocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene hookeri C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora NAQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia gracilis sprawling bluebell SL NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina sp. (Shaw Island G.N.Batianoff+ 3360) C NTQ
plants land plants Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia araneolifera C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii forma banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia eciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia reticulata C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Chloanthes parviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus dumicola C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya exfoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra glauca C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calyculata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia disparrima subsp. calidestris C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia galioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia humifusa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hyaloneura C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia pubirhachis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia racospermoides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron grandiflorum lace flower tree C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista mimosoides dwarf cassia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia flava C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium nitidum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea parvicalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lamprolobium fruticosum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia subulata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia uliginosa asian bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum scalare C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia subulata C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme stellata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Palhinhaea cernua C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine urceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena hemilampra subsp. hemilampra C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum longifolium subsp. longifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus lysicephala C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia nesophila C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia stockeri subsp. stockeri C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus brassiana Cape York red gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus phoenicea scarlet gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus portuensis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Homoranthus tropicus NT NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum polygalifolium tantoon C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca foliolosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca saligna C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca stenostachya subsp. amplior C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus trineura subsp. capensis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium angophoroides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon umbrosus C NTQ
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax aphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium trilamellatum yellow antelope orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus cookii C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma parvifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia finalis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus dallachyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus lamprophyllus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon lissocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Choriceras tricorne C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Stemodia lythrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium spartellum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Poaceae
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia microstachya C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma secundum subsp. secundum C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia dentata C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia robur broad-leaved banksia C NTQ I
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea dryandri subsp. dryandri C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea glauca bushy's clothes peg C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus sessilis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia scabrella C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes ammitia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma erythrococcum C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Anthobolus filifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea malvacea C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera
plants land plants Solanaceae Lycianthes shanesii C NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium clarksonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium uliginosum swamp triggerplant SL NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL 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 Jeannie River (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-jeannie-river-eastern-cape-york

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