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Wildlife of Plane Creek (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 511

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
animals mammals Canidae Vulpes vulpes red fox II
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling 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 Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed 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 megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler 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 Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater 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 Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet 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 Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
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 sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed 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 lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus 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 Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
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 Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah 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 Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common 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 pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Gallinago sp. C U
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
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 Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa sp. C U
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing 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 Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard 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 Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
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 indus brahminy kite 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 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 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 Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied 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 Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
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 Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Rhinoplocephalus sp. U
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria chloris orange eyed treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
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 Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 3 Murray-Darling carp gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Leiognathidae Leiognathus equulus common ponyfish 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 Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
animals ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata guppy II I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA 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
fungi Agaricomycetes Ganodermataceae Ganoderma
fungi arthoniomycetes Roccellaceae Chiodecton
fungi lecanoromycetes Coccocarpiaceae Coccocarpia palmicola C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Collemataceae Leptogium cyanescens C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina confirmata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Bostrychia calliptera C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Bostrychia flagellifera C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Bostrychia moritziana C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Bostrychia simpliciuscula C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Rhizoclonium riparium C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Barleria strigosa NAQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brunoniella acaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Crossandra nilotica NAQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila angustifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata lesser joyweed C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus spinosus needle burr NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosioides gomphrena weed NAQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Fitzalania bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cascabela thevetia yellow oleander NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea monkey rope C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona decora SL NTQ
plants land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus aethiopicus ground asparagus NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides Superseded XU
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calyptocarpus vialis creeping cinderella weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda borealis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centratherum punctatum NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cosmos caudatus NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eleutheranthera ruderalis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron pusillus NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron sumatrensis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Hypochaeris C IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Symphyotrichum subulatum NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea jasminoides C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Saritaea magnifica NAQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia acuminata var. pilosula C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium indicum NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium virginicum Virginian peppercress NAQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes tenerum C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Aphananthe philippinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Tarenaya aculeata NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema laxum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Callisia repens NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake quinquefolius NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea quamoclit star of Bethlehem NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. palmatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Momordica charantia balsam pear NAQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus eglobosus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus iria C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus metzii NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus nutgrass NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus var. carinalis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis depauperata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus falcatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera serpens SL NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpaceae
plants land plants Erpodiaceae Venturiella coronata subsp. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyathophora dwarf poinsettia NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Jatropha gossypiifolia bellyache bush NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum aquaticum Brazilian water milfoil NAQ I
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas lavandulifolia NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Salvia misella NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Albizia procera C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Calopogonium
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria lanceolata subsp. lanceolata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria trichotoma NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dendrolobium umbellatum var. umbellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium heterocarpon C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium tortuosum Florida beggar-weed NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina vespertilio C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera spicata creeping indigo NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium atropurpureum siratro NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium lathyroides var. semierectum NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neonotonia wightii var. wightii NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna hirsuta NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna obtusifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna pendula NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes scabra NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia glomeruliflora pink tephrosia NAQ
plants land plants Linaceae Linum usitatissimum flax NAQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Torenia crustacea C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema mackayensis C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus heterophyllus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rohlenae subsp. rohlenae C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida trichopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton gaudichaudianus C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Toona ciliata red cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Fatoua villosa NAQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus adenosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus fraseri white sandpaper fig C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus septica C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Maclura cochinchinensis cockspur thorn C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Ardisia elliptica NAQ
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 Eucalyptus drepanophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia umbellifera birdlime tree C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum multiflorum NAQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium involutifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion apodogynum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion disparipes C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion lobocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus amarus NAQ
plants land plants Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca octandra inkweed NAQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Limonium solanderi C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Capillipedium spicigerum spicytop C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris gayana rhodes grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris virgata feathertop rhodes grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon nlemfuensis var. nlemfuensis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium australe sweet smother grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium aristatum angleton grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium tenue small bluegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis curvula NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis elongata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis unioloides NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa crebra spring grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa procera slender cupgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema vaginiflorum red flinders grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Leptochloa digitata C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum paniculatum Russell River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria pumila subsp. subtesselata NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus africanus Parramatta grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus coromandelianus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus fertilis giant Parramatta grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus natalensis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa decumbens NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mutica NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Rumex brownii swamp dock C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Ceratopteris thalictroides SL NTQ I
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia petriei pink ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago ecorollata C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. coprosmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Bosistoa medicinalis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Citrus x limon NAQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia NAQ I
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cardiospermum halicacabum var. halicacabum NAQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Buddleja
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Buddleja madagascariensis buddleia NAQ
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Ailanthus triphysa white siris C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum torvum devil's fig NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia quadrifida peanut tree C NTQ
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide photiniphylla shiny-leaved stinging tree C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta cayennensis NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Verbena incompta NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Viola banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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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 Plane Creek (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 27 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-plane-creek-mackay-whitsunday

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