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Wildlife of Ellangowan Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 168

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Leporidae Lepus europaeus European brown hare II 1 0 24/11/1994
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 2 0 27/02/2002
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA 1 0 27/02/2002
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA 1 0 27/02/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA 1 0 27/02/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI 1 0 27/02/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA 1 0 27/02/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA 2 0 27/02/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA 1 0 27/02/2002
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA 1 0 27/02/2002
animals birds Maluridae Malurus cyaneus superb fairy-wren C QA 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus eximius eastern rosella C QA 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA 1 0 24/11/1994
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 1 0 24/11/1994
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 1 0 17/02/2005
animals insects Lycaenidae Candalides cyprotus pallescens copper pencilled-blue QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus varied dusky-blue QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops cyane cyane jewel QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops piceatus bulloak jewel CR CE Q 71 0 29/03/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Jalmenus daemeli emerald hairstreak QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba berenice berenice large purple line-blue QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba biocellata biocellata two-spotted line-blue QA 2 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Ogyris aenone sapphire azure Q 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis satin azure (inland subspecies) QA 2 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Ogyris barnardi barnardi bright-purple azure QA 2 1 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Ogyris ianthis golden azure QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Ogyris sp. U 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Prosotas felderi short-tailed line-blue QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini miskini wattle blue (Australian subspecies) QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus salt-bush blue QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Danaus plexippus monarch II 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta metirius brown ringlet QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta pseudirius grey ringlet QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Nymphalidae Vanessa kershawi Australian painted lady QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia pyranthe crokera white migrant QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Delias aganippe spotted jezebel QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Delias nysa nysa yellow-spotted jezebel (Australian subspecies) QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Elodina angulipennis southern pearl-white QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Eurema brigitta australis no-brand grass-yellow QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Eurema smilax small grass-yellow QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Pieridae Pieris rapae cabbage white II 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio anactus dainty swallowtail QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Hesperiidae Ocybadistes walkeri sothis green grass-dart QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Hesperiidae Toxidia parvula banded grass-skipper QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Hesperiidae Toxidia peron dingy grass-skipper QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Hesperiidae Trapezites eliena orange ochre QA 1 0 05/06/2018
animals insects Hesperiidae Trapezites symmomus symmomus splendid ochre QA 1 0 05/06/2018
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome microcarpa C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis cuneifolia burr daisy C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Cassinia laevis C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda cunninghamii sneezeweed C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda minima subsp. minima C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus diosmifolius white dogwood C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia aurantiaca tiger pear NAQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia stricta NAQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear NAQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia capillaris SL NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina luehmannii bull oak C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia hastata C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum delagoense NAQ 3 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris endlicheri black cypress pine C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris glaucophylla white cypress pine C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus fulvus C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gracilis C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Ericaceae Leucopogon affinis C NTQ 1 0 29/03/2018
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia mutica C NTQ 2 1 21/06/2021
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia sparsa C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia hederacea subsp. hederacea C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella revoluta C NTQ 1 0 01/12/1994
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella revoluta var. revoluta C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne elatior yellow autumn lily C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C NTQ I 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Laxmannia gracilis slender wire lily C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassa subsp. crassa C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia deanei C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia neriifolia pechey wattle C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. rotundifolia NAQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine clandestina C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme paludosa C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener C NTQ 3 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema linophylla subsp. orientalis C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema miquelii C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema quandang var. bancroftii broad-leaved grey mistletoe C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana exocarpi subsp. tenuis C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum var. subsagittatum C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ 1 0 01/12/1994
plants land plants Molluginaceae Mollugo verticillata NAQ 1 1 18/01/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora costata C QAI 1 0 01/12/1994
plants land plants Myrtaceae Angophora leiocarpa rusty gum C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Myrtaceae Kunzea opposita var. opposita C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum polygalifolium tantoon C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum angustifolium C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida caput-medusae C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida ramosa purple wiregrass C NTQ 2 0 29/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris ventricosa tall chloris C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Dichelachne montana C NTQ 1 1 28/01/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria diffusa C NTQ 1 0 29/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria diminuta C NTQ 1 0 29/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Echinopogon caespitosus C NTQ 1 1 28/01/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Echinopogon caespitosus var. caespitosus hedgehog grass C NTQ 1 0 29/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Echinopogon ovatus C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis brownii Brown's lovegrass C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis curvula NAQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis lacunaria purple lovegrass C NTQ 1 1 28/01/2021
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia hirta coolati grass NAQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides C NTQ 2 0 29/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum effusum C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia balonensis broad-leaved parakeelya C NTQ 1 1 10/03/2020
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion galioides C NTQ 1 0 29/03/2018
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera parviflora wilga C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum nemophilum C NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Verbenaceae Glandularia aristigera NAQ 2 0 23/03/2018
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ 1 0 23/03/2018

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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 Ellangowan Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-ellangowan-nature-refuge

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