Changes made to wildlife categories on 29 April 2021
The Species Technical Committee (STC) has assessed the status of 17 fauna species and 29 flora species in accordance with the requirements of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 as well as best practice international species reclassification guidelines (see tables below).
- Reclassification of 17 fauna species
- Reclassification of 29 flora species
- Changes to scientific names: flora (Schedule 1)
- Changes to scientific names: flora (Schedule 2)
- Typographical corrections (Schedule 1)
- Legend and aids to interpretation
Class | Taxon | Common name | Former Qld status | New Qld status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amphibia | Mixophyes iteratus | giant barred frog | Endangered | Vulnerable |
Philoria kundagungan | mountain frog | Vulnerable | Endangered | |
Aves | Thalassarche cauta | shy albatross | Vulnerable | Endangered |
Invertebrates | Cherax robustus | sand yabby | not listed | Vulnerable |
Euastacus binzayedi | Embezee’s crayfish | not listed | Critically endangered | |
Euastacus hystricosus | Conondale spiny crayfish | not listed | Endangered | |
Euastacus eungella | Eungella spiny crayfish | not listed | Endangered | |
Euastacus maidae | hinterland spiny crayfish | not listed | Critically endangered | |
Euastacus monteithorum | Monteith’s spiny crayfish | not listed | Endangered | |
Euastacus robertsi | Robert’s crayfish | not listed | Endangered | |
Mammalia | Dasyurus maculatus | spotted-tailed quoll (south eastern mainland population) | Vulnerable | Endangered |
Lasiorhinus krefftii | northern hairy-nosed wombat | Endangered | Critically endangered | |
Pseudomys oralis | Hastings River mouse | Vulnerable | Endangered | |
Reptilia | Karma tryoni | Tryon’s skink | Vulnerable | Endangered |
Pygmaeascincus sadlieri | Magnetic Island dwarf skink | Vulnerable | Least concern | |
Techmarscincus jigurru | Bartle Frere cool-skink | Vulnerable | Critically endangered | |
Tympanocryptis wilsoni | Roma earless dragon | Vulnerable | Endangered |
Scientific name | Common name | Former QLD status | New QLD status |
|---|---|---|---|
Archidendron kanisii | Daintree lace flower | Endangered | Vulnerable |
Backhousia oligantha | Stony Creek backhousia | Endangered | Critically Endangered |
Calotis glabrescens | Extinct in the wild | Critically Endangered | |
Calyptochloa gracillima subsp. ipsviciensis | Least concern | Critically Endangered | |
Comesperma anemosmaragdinum | Least Concern | Endangered | |
Crepidomanes aphlebioides | Endangered | Critically Endangered | |
Cycas distans | Least Concern | Endangered | |
Cycas terryana | Least Concern | Vulnerable | |
Cynometra roseiflora | Least concern | Critically endangered | |
Diplazium squamuligerum | waterfall fern | Least concern | Critically Endangered |
Drosera buubugujin | Least concern | Critically Endangered | |
Eriocaulon aloefolium | Endangered | Critically Endangered | |
Eriocaulon giganticum | Endangered | Critically Endangered | |
Eucalyptus argophloia | Chinchilla white gum | Vulnerable | Critically Endangered |
Eucryphia jinksii | Jinks’ leatherwood, Springbrook leatherwood | Endangered | Critically Endangered |
Gyrostemon osmus | Endangered | Critically Endangered | |
Habenaria chlorosepala | green-hooded rein orchid | Least Concern | Endangered |
Habenaria exilis | wispy rein orchid | Least Concern | Endangered |
Hymenophyllum reinwardtii | filmy fern | Least concern | Critically Endangered |
Lindsaea terrae-reginae | Vulnerable | Endangered | |
Lobelia fenshamii | Vulnerable | Endangered | |
Lobelia fontana | Endangered | Critically Endangered | |
Melaleuca lophocoracorum | Least Concern | Critically Endangered | |
Phlegmariurus ledermannii | Queensland black-stem tassel- fern | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
Phlegmariurus pinifolius | Queensland gold-tip tassel-fern | Least Concern | Endangered |
Prostanthera eungella | Least Concern | Critically Endangered | |
Rhodamnia dumicola | rib-fruited malletwood, Pine Mountain malletwood | Least Concern | Critically Endangered |
Solanum adoxum | Endangered | Critically Endangered | |
Solanum angustum | Endangered | Critically Endangered | |
Fimbristylis sp. (Elizabeth Springs R.J.Fensham 3743) | Vulnerable | Not listed No longer considered a distinct species: now recognised as Fimbristylis dichotoma |
Current scientific name | QLD status | New scientific name |
|---|---|---|
Lycopodium volubile | Extinct in the wild | Pseudodiphasium volubile |
Monogramma dareicarpa | Extinct in the wild | Haplopteris dareicarpa |
Amphineuron immersum | Critically Endangered | Amblovenatum immersum |
Amphineuron tildeniae | Critically Endangered | Amblovenatum tildeniae |
Bruguiera hainesii | Critically Endangered | Bruguiera × hainesii |
Callerya pilipes | Near Threatened | Austrocallerya pilipes |
Cyathea celebica | Near Threatened | Sphaeropteris celebica |
Cyathea cunninghamii | Near Threatened | Alsophila cunninghamii |
Oldenlandia polyclada | Near Threatened | Scleromitrion polycladum |
Pteridoblechnum acuminatum | Near Threatened | Blechnum reticulatum |
Sarcotoechia heterophylla | Near Threatened | Synima heterophylla |
Schefflera bractescens | Near Threatened | Heptapleurum bractescens |
Clausena smyrelliana | Endangered | Murraya crenulata |
Cyathea exilis | Endangered | Alsophila exilis |
Cyathea felina | Endangered | Sphaeropteris felina |
Goodyera grandis | Endangered | Salacistis ochroleuca |
Leucopogon recurvisepalus | Endangered | Styphelia recurvisepala |
Olearia macdonnellensis | Endangered | Olearia orientalis |
Oldenlandia spathulata | Endangered | Dolichocarpa spathulata |
Oldenlandia gibsonii | Endangered | Scleromitrion gibsonii |
Tylophora linearis | Endangered | Vincetoxicum forsteri |
Tylophora rupicola | Endangered | Vincetoxicum rupicola |
Tylophora woollsii | Endangered | Vincetoxicum woollsii |
Uncaria cordata var. cordata | Endangered | Uncaria cordata |
Asplenium unilaterale | Vulnerable | Hymenasplenium perriei |
Asplenium wildii | Vulnerable | Hymenasplenium wildii |
Canarium acutifolium var. acutifolium | Vulnerable | Canarium acutifolium |
Ctenopteris blechnoides | Vulnerable | Ctenopterella blechnoides |
Ctenopteris walleri | Vulnerable | Tomophyllum walleri |
Fimbristylis sp. (Elizabeth Springs R.J.Fensham 3743) | Vulnerable | Fimbristylis dichotoma (name change will see this species listed as ‘least concern’ – remove referencing as threatened ‘vulnerable’ species) |
Grammitis albosetosa | Vulnerable | Oreogrammitis albosetosa |
Grammitis leonardii | Vulnerable | Oreogrammitis leonardii |
Grammitis reinwardtii | Vulnerable | Oreogrammitis reinwardtii |
Lastreopsis grayi | Vulnerable | Parapolystichum grayi |
Lastreopsis tinarooensis | Vulnerable | Parapolystichum tinarooense |
Leucopogon malayanus subsp. novoguineensis | Vulnerable | Styphelia malayana subsp. novoguineensis |
Tinospora tinosporoides | Vulnerable | Fawcettia tinosporoides |
Family | Current scientific name | New scientific name |
|---|---|---|
Blechnaceae | Doodia aspera | Blechnum neohollandicum |
Lycopodiaceae | Lycopodiella cernua | Palhinhaea cernua |
Classification | Omit | Insert |
|---|---|---|
Critically endangered | Brachychiton sp. Ormeau (L.H.Bird AQ435851) | Brachychiton sp. (Ormeau L.H.Bird AQ435851) |
Lenwebbia sp. Main Range (P.R.Sharpe+ 4877) | Lenwebbia sp. (Main Range P.R.Sharpe+ 4877) | |
Grevillea scortechinii subsp.scortechinii | Grevillea scortechinii subsp. scortechinii | |
Pimelea leptospermoides subsp. bowmanii | Pimelea leptospermoides subsp. bowmanni | |
Prostanthera athertonia | Prostanthera athertoniana | |
Near threatened | Pimelea leptospermoides subsp. Leptospermoides | Pimelea leptospermoides subsp. leptospermoides |
| Reference | Aid to interpretation |
|---|---|
| Extinct in the wild (X) | See decision criteria |
| Endangered (E) | See decision criteria |
| Critically endangered (CE) | See decision criteria |
| Vulnerable (V) | See decision criteria |
| Near threatened (NT) | See decision criteria |
| Least concern (LC) | See decision criteria |