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Mammals of Murray River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 65

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I 1 0 31/12/1995
Suidae Sus scrofa pig II 2 0 17/02/2023
Felidae Felis catus cat II 2 0 29/07/1991
Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA 1 0 25/06/1991
Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 3 2 30/09/1999
Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I 1 0 19/07/1991
Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA 60 2 04/01/2008
Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA 15 6 04/01/2008
Muridae Melomys sp. C QA 4 3 19/10/1985
Muridae Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides black-footed tree-rat C V QA 1 0 07/03/2000
Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II 2 0 04/01/2008
Muridae Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse C QA 1 0 18/08/2000
Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA 6 0 04/01/2008
Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI 4 0 04/01/2008
Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I 1 0 04/01/2008
Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II 1 0 04/01/2008
Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI 8 0 04/01/2008
Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA 1 0 04/01/2008
Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI 8 2 27/02/2012
Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus morio chocolate wattled bat C QA 1 0 17/08/2000
Vespertilionidae Murina florium tube-nosed insectivorous bat V QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA 5 0 17/01/2003
Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI 5 1 17/01/2003
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA 2 1 17/01/2003
Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI 11 0 17/01/2003
Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI 1 1 17/01/2003
Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA 2 0 21/02/2007
Molossidae Mormopterus ridei eastern free-tailed bat C QA 1 0 17/01/2003
Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI 3 2 17/01/2003
Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI 5 0 17/01/2003
Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA 2 1 03/08/2003
Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI 2 0 22/08/1991
Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI 3 1 17/01/2003
Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI 4 0 25/09/2005
Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI 1 0 24/08/1986
Macropodidae Dendrolagus lumholtzi Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo NT Q 2 0 25/09/2017
Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI 26 1 17/02/2023
Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI 7 0 08/12/1994
Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA 1 0 25/03/2001
Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA 5 0 11/11/1989
Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon moschatus musky rat-kangaroo C Q 2 1 26/05/2004
Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA 3 1 12/05/2011
Acrobatidae Acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider C QA 2 0 25/09/2005
Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans minor northern greater glider V V Q 2 0 25/09/2005
Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA 1 0 28/09/2004
Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirops archeri green ringtail possum C Q 4 4 17/01/2003
Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirulus herbertensis Herbert River ringtail possum C Q 2 0 15/06/2009
Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI 5 0 18/04/2011
Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q 144 7 23/09/2023
Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA 14 1 15/04/2011
Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI 6 0 17/08/2011
Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q 7 0 14/04/2011
Dasyuridae Antechinus adustus rusty antechinus C Q 17 13 04/08/1989
Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes rubeculus yellow-footed antechinus (north-east Queensland) C Q 2 1 21/08/1991
Dasyuridae Antechinus godmani Atherton antechinus C Q 3 2 07/08/1989
Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA 1 0 10/09/2001
Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q 2 2 31/12/1920
Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA 1 0 07/07/1991
Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI 4 0 10/09/2001
Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI 3 0 22/08/1991

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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) Mammals of Murray River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 22 May 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-murray-river&Class=mammals&Kingdom=animals

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