Threatened fauna of Australia

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Threatened fauna of Australia are those species and subspecies of birds, fish, frogs, insects, mammals, molluscs, crustaceans and reptiles to be found in Australia that are in danger of becoming extinct. This list is the list proclaimed under the Australian federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The classifications are based on those used by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), however IUCN and Australian rankings do differ.

A Gouldian finch, a bird classified as endangered on the list of threatened fauna of Australia.

Extinct in the wild

One fish is listed as extinct in the wild.

Critically endangered

Four mammals, six birds, two reptiles, three fish and five other species are listed as critically endangered.

Invertebrates

Fish

Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Endangered

Thirty-four mammals, thirty-eight birds, eleven reptiles, eighteen frogs, sixteen fishes and eleven other species are listed as endangered.

Invertebrates

Fish

This exceptionally large Macquarie perch was caught on a lure (visible in the picture) and was carefully released.

Amphibians

Corroboree frog

Reptiles

Loggerhead turtle

Birds

Golden-shouldered parrot.

Mammals

Spot-tailed quoll

Vulnerable

Invertebrates

Fish

The red handfish
Great white shark

Frogs

Growling grass frog

Reptiles

Ornamental snake (Denisonia maculata).

Birds

Cape Barren goose
Golden whistler

Mammals

Conservation dependent

Four fish and one mammal are conservation dependent.

Fish

Mammals

Threatened species legislation

Federal threatened species legislation

Refer to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and Regulations.

State threatened species legislation

Threatened species in Australia are protected (or affected by) by four main types of legislation:

  • Protected areas legislation (e.g., National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW))
  • Threatened species legislation (e.g. Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW))
  • Native vegetation conservation laws
  • Fisheries legislation

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of Threatened Fauna". EPBC Act. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
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