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Mammals of Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area

Total number of species: 175

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Delphinidae Globicephala macrorhynchus short-finned pilot whale C QAI 2 1 29/09/2008
Delphinidae Globicephala sp. pilot whale C QAI 3 0 28/04/2013
Delphinidae Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin C QAI 1 0 13/11/2021
Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I 173 66 16/02/2020
Delphinidae Peponocephala electra melon-headed whale C QAI 2 2 03/12/1975
Delphinidae Pseudorca crassidens false killer whale C QAI 10 0 21/09/2023
Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I 149 21 14/05/2023
Delphinidae Stenella longirostris spinner dolphin C QAI 15 1 23/08/2016
Delphinidae Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin C QAI I 17 4 31/01/2023
Delphinidae Tursiops sp. bottlenose dolphin C QAI I 1 0 04/04/2012
Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus offshore bottlenose dolphin C QAI 19 0 20/08/2013
Ziphiidae Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale C QAI 1 0 31/12/1978
Ziphiidae Mesoplodon layardii strap-toothed whale C QAI 2 1 18/08/1986
Ziphiidae Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale C QAI 1 1 08/06/1989
Kogiidae Kogia breviceps pygmy sperm whale C QAI 1 0 31/12/1978
Physeteridae Physeter macrocephalus sperm whale C QAI 3 3 03/10/1995
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera acutorostrata dwarf minke whale C QAI 4 1 09/08/2022
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's whale C QAI 1 0 31/12/1931
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus blue whale C E QAI 2 1 14/10/2008
Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI 177 2 19/09/2023
Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E QAI 1 0 31/08/1997
Cervidae Axis axis chital II 2 0 27/03/2025
Cervidae Cervus elaphus red deer II 1 0 31/12/1981
Cervidae Cervus timorensis rusa deer II 3 0 31/08/1993
Cervidae Dama dama fallow deer II 1 0 31/12/1981
Bovidae Bos indicus zebu II 10 0 31/08/1993
Bovidae Bos sp. cattle II 1 0 20/08/2005
Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II 18 0 30/08/2019
Bovidae Capra hircus goat II 62 0 09/12/2015
Camelidae Camelus dromedarius one-humped camel II 1 0 18/08/2023
Suidae Sus scrofa pig II 248 0 17/02/2023
Equidae Equus caballus horse II 12 0 13/10/2019
Leporidae Lepus europaeus European brown hare II 15 0 04/10/2018
Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II 20 0 10/02/2017
Felidae Felis catus cat II 57 0 13/09/2019
Canidae Canis familiaris dog II 50 0 26/09/2022
Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA 56 0 28/02/2021
Canidae Canis sp. II 3 0 15/03/2012
Canidae Vulpes vulpes red fox II 35 0 16/04/2018
Otariidae Arctocephalus forsteri New Zealand fur seal C VI 1 0 23/09/2016
Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 289 124 12/05/2023
Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I 86 15 25/10/2017
Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA 147 33 11/09/2021
Muridae Melomys capensis Cape York melomys C Q 78 19 22/06/2012
Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA 240 68 13/09/2019
Muridae Melomys sp. C QA 56 13 26/09/2022
Muridae Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides black-footed tree-rat C V QA 3 3 31/12/1938
Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II 70 2 10/09/2019
Muridae Pogonomys sp. tree mouse C Q 1 1 31/01/1979
Muridae Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse C QA 7 1 29/02/1992
Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI 42 6 26/05/2004
Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA 29 6 22/10/2016
Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI 39 11 26/07/2015
Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I 4 0 30/09/1992
Muridae Rattus norvegicus brown rat II 3 0 09/08/2001
Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II 55 8 25/03/2021
Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI 60 25 04/12/2007
Muridae Rattus sp. C QAI 12 1 29/06/2015
Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA 37 11 28/06/2021
Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI 62 17 26/09/2022
Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I 89 4 25/10/2017
Muridae Zyzomys argurus common rock-rat C QA 7 0 22/06/2012
Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus dwyeri large-eared pied bat E E QA 3 1 07/02/1992
Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA 42 5 30/05/2017
Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus morio chocolate wattled bat C QA 2 0 28/04/2010
Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI 44 8 31/08/2020
Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus picatus little pied bat C QA 3 0 31/10/2014
Vespertilionidae Murina florium tube-nosed insectivorous bat V QAI 2 0 17/01/2003
Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA 22 2 31/08/2020
Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI 35 9 12/10/2014
Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA 1 1 27/11/1929
Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA 6 0 16/09/1989
Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI 16 0 03/09/2022
Vespertilionidae Phoniscus papuensis golden-tipped bat C QAI 3 1 17/01/2003
Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus adamsi Cape York pipistrelle C QA 1 0 17/01/2003
Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus sp. C QAI 1 1 09/04/1925
Vespertilionidae Scoteanax rueppellii greater broad-nosed bat C QA 2 0 11/02/2007
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA 2 0 17/01/2003
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA 11 1 31/10/2014
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens orion south-eastern broad-nosed bat C QA 6 1 26/05/2004
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI 9 1 31/08/2020
Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA 7 0 31/08/2012
Vespertilionidae Vespadelus darlingtoni large forest bat C QA 1 1 30/10/1893
Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA 33 28 03/10/2006
Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA 5 0 23/09/2005
Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA 53 7 06/12/2015
Vespertilionidae Vespadelus vulturnus little forest bat C QA 1 0 31/10/2014
Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI 100 13 03/09/2022
Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI 88 16 03/09/2022
Molossidae Austronomus australis white-striped freetail bat C QA 19 1 11/09/2021
Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI 54 4 03/09/2022
Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA 43 0 03/09/2022
Molossidae Mormopterus norfolkensis east coast freetail bat C QA 2 0 28/10/2005
Molossidae Mormopterus ridei eastern free-tailed bat C QA 70 8 11/09/2021
Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI 4 1 31/12/1997
Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI 18 1 10/02/2017
Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V QAI 9 1 07/10/2022
Emballonuridae Saccolaimus sp. C QAI 10 0 02/07/2001
Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI 121 29 10/10/2013
Emballonuridae Taphozous sp. C QAI 34 0 03/09/2022
Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q 45 6 20/07/2012
Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI 38 20 12/10/2014
Hipposideridae Hipposideros cervinus fawn leaf-nosed bat V QAI 8 3 13/07/2013
Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI 13 3 12/10/2014
Hipposideridae Hipposideros semoni Semon's leaf-nosed bat E V QAI 6 3 03/10/2014
Hipposideridae Hipposideros sp. C QAI 1 1 17/01/2003
Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI 75 27 11/09/2021
Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus ignifer northern horseshoe bat C QA 1 0 20/07/2012
Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat V V QI 4 0 11/09/2021
Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus sp. C QAI 1 0 30/04/1941
Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA 22 2 24/05/2013
Pteropodidae Dobsonia magna bare-backed fruit bat C QAI 4 0 17/01/2003
Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI 9 1 12/10/2014
Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA 55 21 13/09/2019
Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI 160 26 10/07/2024
Pteropodidae Pteropus brunneus Percy Island flying-fox EX EX Q 1 1 31/12/1988
Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI 123 15 13/09/2021
Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA 21 0 13/11/2015
Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI 64 18 09/04/2021
Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI 18 0 17/01/2019
Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI 51 12 12/10/2014
Macropodidae Dendrolagus bennettianus Bennett's tree-kangaroo NT Q 7 4 22/10/2016
Macropodidae Dendrolagus lumholtzi Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo NT Q 1 0 07/09/2015
Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA 125 1 13/10/2019
Macropodidae Macropus sp. C QA 1 0 25/04/2010
Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI 127 10 07/11/2019
Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA 25 5 04/11/2008
Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA 38 0 30/05/2017
Macropodidae Notamacropus rufogriseus red-necked wallaby C QA 16 0 06/11/2014
Macropodidae Onychogalea unguifera northern nailtail wallaby C QA 3 1 11/11/2019
Macropodidae Osphranter antilopinus antilopine wallaroo C QA 2 1 17/01/2003
Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA 4 0 17/05/2017
Macropodidae Petrogale assimilis allied rock-wallaby C Q 48 27 21/07/2017
Macropodidae Petrogale godmani Godman's rock-wallaby C Q 4 4 17/01/2003
Macropodidae Petrogale herberti Herbert's rock-wallaby C Q 3 2 17/01/2003
Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q 43 10 20/10/2010
Macropodidae Petrogale persephone Proserpine rock-wallaby E E Q 142 9 10/02/2006
Macropodidae Petrogale sp. C QA 2 0 31/12/1999
Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI 21 6 11/09/2021
Macropodidae Thylogale thetis red-necked pademelon C QA 2 0 07/05/1973
Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA 77 3 09/10/2019
Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA 19 5 10/02/2017
Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon moschatus musky rat-kangaroo C Q 4 2 26/05/2004
Phalangeridae Spilocuscus nudicaudatus Australian spotted cuscus C Q 6 2 27/08/2012
Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA 171 20 06/03/2023
Acrobatidae Acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider C QA 9 4 15/08/2018
Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA 22 5 30/12/2012
Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA 33 7 17/01/2003
Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirops archeri green ringtail possum C Q 4 4 17/01/2003
Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI 13 8 22/06/2012
Petauridae Petaurus australis australis yellow-bellied glider (southern subspecies) V V QA 9 3 06/11/2014
Petauridae Petaurus breviceps sensu lato sugar glider Superseded QAI 7 4 12/02/1994
Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q 37 0 09/09/2020
Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA 55 1 09/12/2012
Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA 53 6 09/09/2020
Petauridae Petaurus sp. C QAI 3 0 22/08/2018
Burramyidae Cercartetus caudatus long-tailed pygmy-possum C QAI 1 0 02/09/2006
Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA 199 24 12/08/2025
Peramelidae Echymipera rufescens rufous spiny bandicoot C QAI 1 0 05/11/1976
Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI 128 18 04/01/2021
Peramelidae Isoodon peninsulae Cape York brown bandicoot C Q 5 5 25/04/1993
Peramelidae Isoodon sp. C QAI 2 2 26/05/2004
Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA 17 1 22/04/2012
Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q 17 5 11/09/2021
Dasyuridae Antechinomys laniger kultarr C QA 1 1 31/12/1947
Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes rubeculus yellow-footed antechinus (north-east Queensland) C Q 3 0 14/11/2008
Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA 55 10 08/01/2025
Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q 6 2 25/04/2012
Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale C QA 19 11 22/10/2016
Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA 47 0 04/11/2014
Dasyuridae Planigale sp. C QAI 1 1 28/02/1927
Dasyuridae Sminthopsis murina common dunnart C QA 3 0 10/11/2001
Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI 7 5 17/01/2003
Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI 118 0 26/09/2022
Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I 4 1 24/03/2008

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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 Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 5 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=world-heritage-area-great-barrier-reef&Class=mammals&Kingdom=animals

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