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Introduced animals of Lake Eyre drainage division

Total number of species: 26

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
mammals Bovidae Bos sp. cattle II 12 0 29/01/2018
mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II 224 0 18/06/2023
mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II 57 0 31/07/2011
mammals Camelidae Camelus dromedarius one-humped camel II 50 0 30/09/2021
mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II 183 0 30/11/2022
mammals Equidae Equus asinus donkey II 4 0 20/09/2019
mammals Equidae Equus caballus horse II 72 0 27/11/2025
mammals Leporidae Lepus europaeus European brown hare II 1 0 26/02/2010
mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II 188 0 03/04/2021
mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II 451 0 20/06/2023
mammals Canidae Canis familiaris dog II 13 0 08/11/2020
mammals Canidae Canis sp. II 21 0 19/10/2018
mammals Canidae Vulpes vulpes red fox II 60 0 28/01/2018
mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II 487 37 15/10/2021
mammals Muridae Rattus norvegicus brown rat II 1 0 08/06/2000
mammals Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II 1 0 20/04/2012
birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 338 0 17/10/2022
birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 1 0 31/10/2022
birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II 50 0 08/11/2012
birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II 19 0 23/06/2007
birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II 1 0 17/10/2022
birds Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard II I 4 0 30/06/2008
birds Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II 1 0 16/05/1981
amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 132 41 12/04/2023
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I 65 0 30/06/2011
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Carassius auratus goldfish II I 6 0 28/06/2011

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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) Introduced animals of Lake Eyre drainage division, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=drainage-division-lake-eyre&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Introduced

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