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Rare or threatened animals of Southeast Queensland (SEQ) bioregion

Total number of species: 157

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I 10 3 18/08/2015
mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I 102 6 21/09/2015
mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera borealis sei whale C V QAI 1 1 31/12/1966
mammals Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI 3 1 11/09/2010
mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI 14 0 30/07/2018
mammals Otariidae Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic fur seal V E QA 3 0 06/08/2012
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 168 15 01/12/2015
mammals Muridae Pseudomys novaehollandiae New Holland mouse V V QA 37 2 02/05/2022
mammals Muridae Pseudomys oralis Hastings River mouse E E QA 356 1 29/10/2022
mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I 977 16 07/12/2021
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus dwyeri large-eared pied bat E E QA 20 0 06/11/2021
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus corbeni eastern long-eared bat V V QA 1 0 24/06/2003
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI 3 0 11/02/2007
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros semoni Semon's leaf-nosed bat E V QAI 4 0 19/04/1999
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA 2850 8 30/11/2023
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale penicillata brush-tailed rock-wallaby V V QA 573 10 02/07/2023
mammals Potoroidae Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi eastern bettong EX EX QA 1 1 30/12/1869
mammals Potoroidae Potorous tridactylus tridactylus long-nosed potoroo V V QA 147 4 19/07/2022
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans greater glider V V QA 22 0 16/06/2025
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA 1103 23 08/04/2023
mammals Petauridae Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider (southern subspecies) V V QA 774 5 21/07/2025
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 81951 14 19/11/2025
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus argentus silver-headed antechinus E E Q 171 10 05/06/2021
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus arktos black-tailed antechinus E E QA 133 7 21/08/2019
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA 28 0 25/08/2021
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus maculatus spotted-tailed quoll (southern subspecies) E E QA 180 3 06/08/2023
birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda star finch (eastern subspecies) E E QA 1 0 01/11/2012
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA 7 3 02/01/1992
birds Estrildidae Stagonopleura guttata diamond firetail V V QA 36 0 16/02/2012
birds Meliphagidae Anthochaera phrygia regent honeyeater CR CE QA 50 0 24/10/2013
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura crocea macgregori yellow chat (Dawson) E CE Q 11 0 25/02/2021
birds Meliphagidae Grantiella picta painted honeyeater V V QA 14 0 03/10/2019
birds Dasyornithidae Dasyornis brachypterus eastern bristlebird E E QA 253 1 24/08/2011
birds Maluridae Stipiturus malachurus southern emu-wren V QA 58 0 11/03/2008
birds Atrichornithidae Atrichornis rufescens rufous scrub-bird V E QA 163 13 12/12/2023
birds Menuridae Menura alberti Albert's lyrebird NT QA 1504 5 12/12/2023
birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA 1820 4 25/08/2023
birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Coxen's fig-parrot CR CE QA 103 5 17/01/2003
birds Psittaculidae Lathamus discolor swift parrot E CE QA 106 0 18/06/2018
birds Psittaculidae Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ground parrot V QA 772 8 27/01/2022
birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus pulcherrimus paradise parrot PE EX QA 41 2 26/05/2004
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA 7 0 31/10/1993
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami glossy black-cockatoo V QA 1769 0 28/11/2023
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q 165 6 03/12/2013
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami glossy black-cockatoo (eastern) V V QA 3099 4 20/07/2023
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 5290 72 02/03/2025
birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI 11 4 30/11/2017
birds Turnicidae Turnix melanogaster black-breasted button-quail V V QA 851 7 04/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 4936 26 30/04/2023
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 6952 34 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 3014 0 30/04/2023
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 8286 17 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 7758 8 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I 1384 15 20/04/2023
birds Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I 137 0 31/10/2022
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 19915 100 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 2784 1 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 17260 12 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 7279 3 02/03/2025
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 3509 5 30/04/2023
birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I 211 8 18/09/2018
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 3374 15 02/04/2023
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 5307 37 02/03/2025
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 1289 0 12/03/2023
birds Charadriidae Thinornis cucullatus hooded plover C V VA I 13 0 16/02/2014
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 1792 3 01/08/2023
birds Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA 10 0 01/10/2008
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA 208 1 15/07/2016
birds Ardeidae Botaurus poiciloptilus Australasian bittern E E QAI I 51 0 11/08/2018
birds Procellariidae Ardenna grisea sooty shearwater V V QAI 47 11 23/02/2014
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 3795 79 26/02/2020
birds Procellariidae Halobaena caerulea blue petrel V V VU 10 8 13/08/1999
birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI 112 17 30/06/2013
birds Procellariidae Macronectes halli northern giant-petrel V V VU 20 4 21/06/2009
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma heraldica Herald petrel CR QAI 4 3 22/01/1971
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera Gould's petrel (Australian subspecies) C E QAI 15 9 28/01/2009
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma mollis soft-plumaged petrel C V VU 4 1 31/12/1984
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma neglecta Kermadec petrel C V QAI 7 2 15/12/1996
birds Diomedeidae Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis Antipodean albatross V V QAI 1 0 31/05/2008
birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI 70 23 27/06/2013
birds Diomedeidae Phoebetria fusca sooty albatross V V VU 24 7 19/04/1999
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche bulleri Buller's albatross V V VU 8 1 30/05/2013
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche carteri Indian yellow-nosed albatross V V QAI 11 2 19/05/2012
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta shy albatross E E QAI 54 24 14/12/2011
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche chrysostoma grey-headed albatross E E VU 30 11 08/08/2000
birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI 66 18 12/08/2008
birds Oceanitidae Fregetta grallaria white-bellied storm-petrel C V QAI 2 1 24/03/1999
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 2333 0 14/01/2023
birds Podargidae Podargus ocellatus plumiferus plumed frogmouth V QA 547 12 25/09/2023
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA 144 12 13/03/2023
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 295 19 29/11/2018
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA 149 24 07/04/2019
reptiles Elapidae Furina dunmalli Dunmall's snake V V Q 8 2 26/12/2008
reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis damelii grey snake E E QA 9 0 31/01/2002
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios insperatus Fassifern blind snake CR CE Q 1 1 15/04/1992
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios silvia striped blind snake NT Q 40 3 23/11/2017
reptiles Scincidae Coeranoscincus reticulatus three-toed snake-tooth skink C V QA 46 9 16/06/2021
reptiles Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q 2 0 22/11/1994
reptiles Scincidae Harrisoniascincus zia rainforest cool-skink V V QA 29 4 22/01/2014
reptiles Scincidae Karma tryoni Tryon's skink E QA 26 10 28/01/2011
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis colossus Bunya sunskink NT Q 19 0 12/12/2015
reptiles Scincidae Nangura spinosa Nangur skink CR CE Q 25 5 08/05/2010
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q 201 6 09/07/2025
reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus caudiannulatus ringed thin-tailed gecko E E Q 42 11 25/10/2019
reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus kabikabi Oakview leaf-tailed gecko CR CE Q 2 1 08/05/2010
reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius wyberba granite leaf-tailed gecko E E QA 3 1 03/10/2014
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus taenicauda golden-tailed gecko NT Q 1 0 02/06/2014
reptiles Chelidae Elseya albagula white-throated snapping turtle CR CE Q I 306 1 24/06/2021
reptiles Chelidae Elusor macrurus Mary River turtle CR CE Q I 600 8 05/01/2023
reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 43 18 24/11/1999
reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 203 82 10/04/2023
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 313 151 17/08/2023
reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 13 5 04/03/2012
reptiles Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI 8 2 20/12/1999
reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 64 32 05/12/2017
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 6 1 20/08/2013
amphibians Hylidae Litoria cooloolensis Cooloola sedgefrog NT Q I 617 314 03/11/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria freycineti wallum rocketfrog V QA 421 168 17/01/2024
amphibians Hylidae Litoria kroombitensis Kroombit treefrog CR CE Q 684 25 10/12/2021
amphibians Hylidae Litoria olongburensis wallum sedgefrog V V QA I 1586 356 17/01/2024
amphibians Hylidae Litoria pearsoniana cascade treefrog V QA I 3118 327 18/11/2023
amphibians Hylidae Litoria sp. cf. cooloolensis (North Stradbroke Is population) NT Q 24 0 30/12/2012
amphibians Myobatrachidae Assa darlingtoni pouched frog V V QA 865 398 12/12/2023
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia tinnula wallum froglet V QA I 3171 1859 17/01/2024
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes fleayi Fleay's barred frog E E QA 6785 69 07/11/2023
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes iteratus giant barred frog V V QA 1602 46 21/09/2023
amphibians Myobatrachidae Rheobatrachus silus southern gastric brooding frog PE EX Q 94 48 17/01/2003
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus diurnus southern dayfrog PE EX Q 111 101 31/12/1993
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus pleione Kroombit tinkerfrog CR CE Q I 669 4 29/03/2023
amphibians Limnodynastidae Adelotus brevis tusked frog V QA I 10933 8720 30/11/2023
amphibians Limnodynastidae Philoria knowlesi Mt Ballow mountain frog E E QA 47 14 25/09/2021
amphibians Limnodynastidae Philoria kundagungan red-and-yellow mountainfrog E E QA 154 40 22/10/2023
lobe-finned fishes Ceratodontidae Neoceratodus forsteri Australian lungfish V V Q I 615 1 02/03/2021
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch E E QA I 13 0 18/05/2022
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Maccullochella mariensis Mary River cod E E Q I 103 23 30/01/2020
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch E E QA I 120 1 16/09/2021
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Hippocampus whitei White's Seahorse E E QA I 2 0 14/12/2008
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil mellis honey blue eye E E Q I 63 1 14/09/2021
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Hemitrygon fluviorum estuary stingray NT QAI I 2 0 16/06/2015
cartilaginous fishes Odontaspididae Carcharias taurus greynurse shark E CE QAI I 36 0 22/07/2016
cartilaginous fishes Lamnidae Carcharodon carcharias white shark V QAI I 2 0 28/03/2005
cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI I 6 0 27/01/2021
lampreys Mordaciidae Mordacia praecox non-parasitic lamprey E E QA I 1 0 16/10/2013
insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas illidgei Illidge's ant-blue V QA 118 0 06/12/1999
insects Nymphalidae Argynnis hyperbius inconstans Australian fritillary E CE QA 44 0 31/12/1995
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera richmondia Richmond birdwing V QA 282 0 17/02/2024
insects Noctuidae Phyllodes imperialis smithersi E QA 3 0 02/05/2021
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax robustus V V Q 35 0 21/07/2020
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus binzayedi CR CE Q 1 0 08/12/2013
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus dalagarbe CR CE QA 2 2 30/07/2021
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus hystricosus E E Q 2 0 17/10/2016
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus jagara Jagara hairy crayfish CR CE Q 2 0 19/01/2023
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus maidae CR CE Q 3 1 09/12/2021
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus mirangudjin orange-bellied crayfish E E QA 2 2 08/07/2021
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus setosus CR Q 7 0 15/03/2021
malacostracans Parastacidae Euastacus urospinosus E E Q 5 0 03/11/2021
malacostracans Parastacidae Tenuibranchiurus glypticus swamp crayfish E Q 62 0 13/01/2022

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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
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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Rare or threatened animals of Southeast Queensland (SEQ) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-southeast-queensland-seq&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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