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Wildlife of Xanthorrhoea Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 179

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse C QA 1 0 12/10/2004
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA 1 0 12/10/2004
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA 1 0 12/10/2004
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA 1 0 12/10/2004
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA 1 0 31/10/2002
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus rufogriseus red-necked wallaby C QA 3 0 07/10/2010
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale penicillata brush-tailed rock-wallaby V V QA 1 0 12/10/2004
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA 2 0 12/10/2004
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus caninus short-eared possum C QA 1 0 12/10/2004
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA 1 0 31/10/2002
animals mammals Acrobatidae Acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider C QA 1 0 31/10/2002
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA 1 0 25/08/1993
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 115 0 14/08/2022
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI 1 0 12/10/2004
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 2 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 4 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 2 0 20/06/1999
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI 2 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 07/10/2010
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 2 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 6 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 6 0 07/10/2010
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 4 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 4 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 5 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma punctatum spotted quail-thrush C QA 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 3 0 12/10/2004
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 5 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 4 0 07/10/2010
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 4 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI 2 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 8 0 07/10/2010
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA 5 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA 2 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza lineata striated thornbill C QA 2 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA 3 0 12/09/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI 4 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA 5 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 6 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti variegated fairy-wren C QA 2 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA 2 0 12/09/2002
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) C QA 4 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 5 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 2 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA 3 0 12/10/2004
animals birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA 3 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA 4 0 12/10/2004
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA 1 0 25/08/1993
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA 2 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 3 0 12/10/2004
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 319 0 28/01/2019
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA 1 0 12/04/1993
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI 2 0 19/01/2016
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 2 0 12/10/2004
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 2 0 20/12/2015
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI 1 0 25/08/1993
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI 2 0 01/12/2015
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 1 0 08/10/1998
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 1 0 31/10/2002
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA 3 0 31/01/2016
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA 2 0 25/11/2015
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 4 0 30/12/2015
animals reptiles Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA 1 0 31/10/2002
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 2 0 31/10/2002
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 2 0 12/10/2004
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 2 0 12/10/2004
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 1 0 29/02/2008
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 1 0 12/10/2004
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA 1 0 31/10/2002
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 2 0 14/12/2015
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 2 0 31/10/2002
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 1 0 31/10/2002
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 1 0 31/10/2002
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA 4 0 08/01/2016
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA 1 0 12/10/2004
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 1 0 12/10/2004
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 1 0 25/08/1993
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I 1 0 25/02/2013
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria verreauxii whistling treefrog C QA I 1 0 25/08/1993
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia parinsignifera beeping froglet C QA 1 0 25/02/2013
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia signifera clicking froglet C QA I 1 0 25/02/2013
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes fasciolatus great barred frog C QA 2 0 14/12/2015
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA 1 0 25/08/1993
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne raveni copper backed broodfrog C Q 1 0 25/02/2013
animals insects Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA 2 0 18/01/2016
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brunoniella australis blue trumpet C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina torulosa C NTQ 15 0 10/03/2023
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana C NTQ I 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Cyperaceae Caustis flexuosa C NTQ 1 1 15/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia linearis C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia stricta C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Ericaceae Melichrus urceolatus honey gorse C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Ericaceae Monotoca scoparia prickly broom heath C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia bellidifolia subsp. argentea C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia hederacea C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola ramosissima purple fan flower C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella longifolia C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Lamiaceae Chloanthes parviflora C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia complanata flatstem wattle C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia irrorata C NTQ 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia maidenii Maiden's wattle C NTQ 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia neriifolia pechey wattle C NTQ 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia penninervis C NTQ 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia quadrilateralis C NTQ 1 1 08/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera australis C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea microphylla C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Leguminosae Swainsona fraseri C NTQ 1 1 02/08/2007
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora woodsiana smudgee C NTQ 2 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia subsp. trachyphloia C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus acmenoides C NTQ 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus baileyana Bailey's stringybark C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus biturbinata C NTQ 4 2 11/07/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus eugenioides C NTQ 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus helidonica C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microcorys C NTQ 4 1 18/03/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pilularis blackbutt C NTQ 4 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus planchoniana C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I 1 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Myrtaceae Sannantha collina C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea linearis C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Orchidaceae Microtis parviflora slender onion orchid SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Poranthera microphylla small poranthera C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Poranthera obovata C NTQ 1 1 12/11/2018
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Billardiera scandens C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida queenslandica var. dissimilis C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida vagans C NTQ 1 1 30/08/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Poaceae Entolasia stricta wiry panic C NTQ 2 1 17/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ 2 0 25/06/1999
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum simile C NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium grandispiculatum V V NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ 3 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea eriantha C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea florulenta three-nerved willow hakea C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Proteaceae Lomatia silaifolia crinkle bush C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia sericea silky geebung C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Proteaceae Xylomelum salicinum C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Cryptandra longistaminea C NTQ 1 1 19/07/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Opercularia diphylla C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pomax umbellata C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ 2 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ 1 0 06/10/1998

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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
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
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
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Xanthorrhoea Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-xanthorrhoea-nature-refuge

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