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Wildlife of Russell River Rapids DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 172

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II 1 0 30/11/2006
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA 3 0 12/07/1979
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI 2 0 12/07/1979
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI 1 0 30/11/2006
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirops archeri green ringtail possum C Q 1 0 30/11/2006
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 2 2 31/12/1952
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q 1 0 30/11/2006
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 1 0 30/11/2006
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 1 1 31/12/1952
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 1 1 18/07/1952
animals birds Acanthizidae Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren C Q 1 0 30/11/1903
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q 1 0 31/12/1952
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 1 0 09/07/1979
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog C Q I 1 1 10/07/2023
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera sessilis NAQ 1 1 26/05/2014
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus spinosus needle burr NAQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum topazense C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum uhrii C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Annonaceae Polyalthia hispida C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Annonaceae Polyalthia johnsonii C NTQ 2 2 14/09/2021
plants land plants Annonaceae Pseuduvaria villosa C NTQ 3 3 14/09/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Araceae Rhaphidophora petrieana C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Arecaceae Linospadix microcaryus C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2014
plants land plants Arecaceae Linospadix minor C NTQ 1 1 07/10/2011
plants land plants Argophyllaceae Argophyllum jagonis C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium cuneatum C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Hymenasplenium excisum C NTQ 2 2 28/04/2021
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratina riparia mistflower NAQ 1 1 24/05/2017
plants land plants Asteraceae Chromolaena odorata Siam weed NAQ 1 1 01/09/2016
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I 1 1 22/09/2017
plants land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium dameriae C NTQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Athyriaceae Diplazium pallidum E E NTQ 3 3 19/11/2021
plants land plants Balanophoraceae Balanophora fungosa subsp. fungosa C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Balsaminaceae Impatiens walleriana balsam NAQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum medium SL NTQ 2 2 09/06/2021
plants land plants Calycanthaceae Idiospermum australiense C NTQ 3 3 29/05/2023
plants land plants Calymperaceae Arthrocormus schimperi C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Calymperaceae Syrrhopodon confertus C NTQ 1 1 23/06/2021
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia trigonocaulis forest lobelia SL NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Celastraceae Hedraianthera porphyropetala hedrianthera C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Colchicaceae Kuntheria pedunculata C NTQ 1 1 10/06/2014
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema laxum C NTQ 1 1 15/03/2024
plants land plants Connaraceae Connarus conchocarpus subsp. conchocarpus C NTQ 1 1 27/11/2003
plants land plants Connaraceae Rourea brachyandra C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2014
plants land plants Cornaceae Alangium polyosmoides subsp. polyosmoides C NTQ 2 2 23/05/2023
plants land plants Cyatheaceae Alsophila woollsiana C NTQ 1 1 27/10/2021
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus albescens C NTQ 2 2 28/01/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus cyperinus C NTQ 1 1 28/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I 1 1 12/05/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sphacelatus NAQ 1 1 31/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora corymbosa C NTQ I 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros pluviatilis C NTQ 2 2 28/07/2021
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Aceratium megalospermum C NTQ 2 2 28/07/2021
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus ferruginiflorus C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2021
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus largiflorens subsp. largiflorens C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga inamoena C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Omphalea queenslandiae C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Rockinghamia angustifolia C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C NTQ 1 1 04/01/2008
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes humile SL NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes kurzii SL NTQ 1 1 09/04/2021
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes majoriae V NTQ 1 1 04/05/2023
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes proliferum SL NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Didymoglossum bimarginatum SL NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Vandenboschia johnstonensis SL NTQ 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Hypnodendraceae Hypnodendron vitiense subsp. vitiense C NTQ 1 1 16/04/2024
plants land plants Icacinaceae Apodytes brachystylis C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C NTQ I 1 1 11/07/2018
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia volckii Boonjee blush walnut C NTQ 1 1 16/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya grandis C NTQ 1 1 07/03/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra sankeyana Sankey's walnut C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea bennettii C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea leefeana C NTQ 1 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron whitei C NTQ 2 2 09/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia stipularis C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Lopholejeunea muelleriana C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum candidum C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum sanctum C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya antipoda C NTQ 1 1 16/12/2019
plants land plants Lomariopsidaceae Lomariopsis kingii C NTQ 1 1 31/01/2020
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe curvata C NTQ 1 1 14/09/2021
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus harmsii SL NTQ 2 2 14/11/2019
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia australiensis C NTQ 1 1 12/08/2024
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton papuanus C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Dysoxylum pumilum C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Goniocheton arborescens C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menispermaceae Carronia pedicellata E E NTQ 2 2 31/07/2024
plants land plants Menispermaceae Carronia protensa C NTQ 1 1 10/11/2021
plants land plants Menispermaceae Parapachygone longifolia C NTQ 2 2 19/11/2021
plants land plants Menispermaceae Sarcopetalum harveyanum pearl vine C NTQ 1 1 02/12/2021
plants land plants Meteoriaceae Aerobryopsis longissima C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Meteoriaceae Barbellopsis trichophora C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Monimiaceae Hedycarya loxocarya C NTQ 1 1 29/09/2021
plants land plants Monimiaceae Steganthera laxiflora subsp. laxiflora C NTQ 1 1 11/10/2021
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus variegata C NTQ 1 1 24/01/2019
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ 1 1 04/04/2023
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C NTQ 1 1 08/11/2021
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Ardisia brevipedata C NTQ 1 1 07/06/2022
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Tapeinosperma pallidum C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Tetrardisia bifaria C NTQ 1 1 08/05/2014
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena divaricata C NTQ 1 1 23/04/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Pilidiostigma tropicum apricot myrtle C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Ristantia gouldii V V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Sphaerantia discolor Tully penda V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium xerampelinum C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2021
plants land plants Neckeraceae Neckeropsis cyclophylla C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Neckeraceae Thamnobryum pandum C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis obliterata C NTQ 1 1 31/01/2020
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cheirostylis ovata caterpillar orchid SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus clamboides C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Whyanbeelia terrae-reginae NT NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia enervis C NTQ 1 1 08/05/2014
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum var. hederaceum C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper macropiper C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Plagiochilaceae Chiastocaulon oppositum C NTQ 1 1 08/01/2019
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Mecardonia procumbens NAQ 1 1 25/02/2014
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ 1 1 25/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum C NTQ 1 1 12/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa crus-galli barnyard grass NAQ I 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Lophatherum gracile C NTQ 1 1 26/07/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum conjugatum sourgrass NAQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria sphacelata NAQ 2 2 24/06/2020
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus dispermus C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Podostemaceae Cladopus queenslandicus SL NTQ I 1 1 09/05/2014
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria decipiens slender knotweed C NTQ I 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria strigosa C NTQ I 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum membranifolium pimple fern NT NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia nortoniana C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Hollandaea sayeriana Sayer's silky oak C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Musgravea heterophylla C NTQ 2 2 30/06/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Opisthiolepis heterophylla C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum flaccidum SL NTQ 1 1 19/02/2025
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum atroviride SL NTQ 1 1 01/12/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum diaphanum SL NTQ 1 1 01/12/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Antrophyum plantagineum NT NTQ 2 2 19/11/2021
plants land plants Pterobryaceae Muellerobryum whiteleggei C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Radulaceae Radula hicksiae C NTQ 1 1 14/06/2018
plants land plants Radulaceae Radula jovetiana C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2022
plants land plants Rhizogoniaceae Pyrrhobryum paramattense C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Rubiaceae Amaracarpus nematopodus C NTQ 1 1 05/01/2011
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus merikin C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2022
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes retropila C NTQ 1 1 04/04/2013
plants land plants Rubiaceae Lasianthus chlorocarpus C NTQ 1 1 24/07/2014
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria loniceroides hairy psychotria C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria submontana C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion tenuifolium C NTQ 2 2 12/12/2020
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C NTQ 1 1 06/04/2006
plants land plants Rubiaceae Wendlandia basistaminea C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2014
plants land plants Rutaceae Brombya platynema C NTQ 1 1 14/11/2022
plants land plants Rutaceae Medicosma sessiliflora C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope vitiflora northern evodia C NTQ 1 1 28/02/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Pitaviaster haplophyllus C NTQ 2 2 22/12/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia frutescens C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema sericolignis C NTQ 1 1 15/05/2008
plants land plants Sapindaceae Synima macrophylla C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia obpyriformis C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax aculeatissima C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum capsicoides devil's apple NAQ 1 1 16/12/2022
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Irvingbaileya australis C NTQ 2 2 19/08/2021
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron sp. (Karnak P.I.Forster+ PIF10711) C NTQ 1 1 16/08/2007
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos hayesii C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos paucistaminea C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Abacopteris aspera SL NTQ 1 1 10/05/2023
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Amblovenatum immersum CR NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Christella queenslandica SL NTQ 2 2 10/05/2023
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Reholttumia costata NT NTQ 2 2 17/05/2023
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae x Abacopterella altifrons C NTQ 3 3 07/05/2025
plants land plants Urticaceae Elatostema reticulatum rainforest spinach C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Urticaceae Procris pedunculata C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Winteraceae Tasmannia sp. (Mt Bellenden Ker J.R.Clarkson 6571) C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003

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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) Wildlife of Russell River Rapids DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-russell-river-rapids

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