Changes made to wildlife categories on 12 November 2021
The Species Technical Committee (STC) has assessed the status of 15 fauna species and 7 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).
Class | Taxon | Common name | Former Qld status | New Qld status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amphibia | Cophixalus aenigma | tapping nursery frog | Near threatened | Endangered |
Taudactylus rheophilus | northern tinkerfrog | Endangered | Critically endangered | |
Aves | Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi Note – formerly known as Probosciger aterrimus (palm cockatoo). | southern palm cockatoo | Vulnerable | Endangered |
Mammalia | Conilurus capricornensis | Capricorn rabbit-rat | Least concern | Extinct |
Megaptera novaeangliae | humpback whale | Vulnerable | Least concern | |
Petauroides minor | northern greater glider | Not listed | Vulnerable | |
Petauroides volans (southern and central populations) Note – formerly known as Petauroides volans (greater glider). | greater glider (southern and central populations) | Vulnerable | Endangered | |
Petaurus australis australis Note – distinct from Petaurus australis unnamed subsp. (yellow-bellied glider (northern subspecies)), which is currently listed as ‘Endangered’. | yellow-bellied glider (south-eastern species) | Not listed | Vulnerable | |
Pseudomys glaucus | blue-grey mouse | Least concern | Extinct | |
Pteropus brunneus | Percy Island flying-fox | Extinct in the wild | Extinct | |
Reptilia | Emydura subglobosa angkibaanya Note – formerly known as Emydura subglobosa subglobosa. | Jardine River turtle | Vulnerable | Critically endangered |
Oedura lineata | Arcadia velvet gecko | Least concern | Critically endangered | |
Orraya occultus | McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko | Vulnerable | Critically endangered | |
Phyllurus pinnaclensis | Pinnacles leaf-tailed gecko | Least concern | Critically endangered | |
Saltuarius eximius | Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko | Least concern | Critically endangered | |
Reptilia | Leiopython sp. | white-lipped python | Not listed | International |
| Scientific name | Former QLD status | New QLD status |
|---|---|---|
| Albizia sp. (Windsor Tableland B.Gray 2181) | Vulnerable | Least concern |
| Antrophyum austroqueenslandicum | Critically endangered | Extinct in the wild |
| Camptacra perdita | Least concern | Endangered |
| Gossia gonoclada | Endangered | Critically Endangered |
| Macadamia jansenii | Endangered | Critically Endangered |
| Rhodamnia dumicola | Critically endangered | Endangered |
| Solanum hamulosum | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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Phlegmariurus filiformis Note – P. filiformis is being removed from the regulation. After the careful examination of the single specimen of P. filiformis in the Queensland Herbarium, it was recognised as a different taxa, Phlegmariurus creber, which is already listed as a ‘Critically endangered’ species. P. filiformis is no longer recognised as occurring in Queensland. | Endangered | Delisted |
| Current scientific name | QLD status | New scientific name |
|---|---|---|
| Marsdenia araujacea | Critically endangered | Leichhardtia araujacea |
| Acacia ruppii | Vulnerable | Acacia torringtonensis |
| Cestichis condylobulbon | Vulnerable | Blepharoglossum condylobulbon |
| Marsdenia brevifolia | Vulnerable | Leichhardtia brevifolia |
| Marsdenia coronata | Vulnerable | Leichhardtia coronata |
| Marsdenia longiloba | Vulnerable | Leichhardtia longiloba |
| Marsdenia paludicola | Vulnerable | Leichhardtia paludicola |
| Marsdenia pumila | Vulnerable | Leichhardtia pumila |
| Marsdenia rara | Vulnerable | Leichhardtia rara |
| Marsdenia straminea | Vulnerable | Gymnema stramineum |
| 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 |