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Wildlife of Maria Creek Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 37

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA 2 0 21/04/2006
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA 2 0 21/04/2006
animals mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA 2 0 21/04/2006
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI 2 0 21/04/2006
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI 1 0 21/04/2006
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI 2 0 21/04/2006
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q 2 0 21/04/2006
animals mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes rubeculus yellow-footed antechinus (north-east Queensland) C Q 1 0 21/04/2006
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura punctulata nutmeg mannikin II 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 1 0 05/06/1999
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA 1 0 05/06/1999
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 2 2 25/12/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 3 3 04/02/2023
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I 3 3 24/03/2018
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I 3 3 24/03/2018
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI 4 4 25/12/2022
plants land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora NAQ 1 1 12/06/2017
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera burmanni SL NTQ I 1 1 13/07/2010
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon australe C NTQ I 1 1 03/12/2012
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ 1 1 13/04/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa distachya NAQ 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce latifolia NAQ 1 1 03/06/2013

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Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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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


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Maria Creek Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-maria-creek-nature-refuge

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