Changes made to wildlife categories on 12 December 2014

The Species Technical Committee (STC) has assessed the status of 81 species of plants and 69 species of animals in accordance with the requirements of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 as well as best practice international species reclassification guidelines. The STC has recommended the reclassification of these species to reflect current scientific knowledge (see tables below).

Reclassification of 81 species of plants
Taxon Former Qld Status New Qld Status
Acacia wardellii V N
Actinotus paddisonii N LC
Archidendron muellerianum N LC
Atriplex lobativalvis N LC
Austrobryonia argillicola E LC
Brasenia schreberi N LC
Caesalpinia robusta N LC
Calocephalus sonderi N LC
Cassia sp. (Paluma Range G.Sankowsky+ 450) N LC
Commersonia breviseta N LC
Commersonia salviifolia N LC
Cryptandra lanosiflora N LC
Ectrosia blakei V LC
Eucalyptus michaeliana N LC
Eucalyptus raveretiana V LC
Euphorbia sarcostemmoides V LC
Fatoua villosa N LC
Goodenia angustifolia N LC
Helmholtzia glaberrima N LC
Ichnanthus pallens var. major N LC
Ilex sp. (Gadgarra B.P. Hyland RFK2011) N LC
Kunzea flavescens N LC
Lenbrassia australiana var. australiana N LC
Lenbrassia australiana var. glabrescens N LC
Leucopogon grandiflorus N LC
Lindsaea walkerae N LC
Linospadix microcaryus N LC
Linospadix palmerianus N LC
Lysiana filifolia N LC
Macropteranthes fitzalanii N LC
Marsdenia hemiptera N LC
Neololeba atra N LC
Notelaea pungens N LC
Olearia gravis N LC
Operculina brownii N LC
Ozothamnus whitei N LC
Pandanus gemmifer N LC
Paspalidium scabrifolium N LC
Peperomia bellendenkerensis N LC
Peripleura scabra N LC
Peripleura sericea N LC
Persoonia volcanica N LC
Philotheca sporadica V N
Phyllanthus sauropodoides N LC
Plectranthus alloplectus N LC
Plectranthus spectabilis N LC
Polygala pycnantha N LC
Polyosma rigidiuscula N LC
Pothos brassii N LC
Pseuduvaria froggattii N LC
Pseuduvaria mulgraveana var. glabrescens N LC
Pseuduvaria mulgraveana var. mulgraveana N LC
Pseuduvaria villosa N LC
Psychotria lorentzii N Not protected
Pterocarpus indicus LC Not protected
Pterostylis woollsii N LC
Ptilotus pseudohelipteroides N LC
Pultenaea pycnocephala N LC
Rhamphicarpa australiensis N LC
Rhodamnia pauciovulata N LC
Rourea brachyandra N LC
Ryticaryum longifolium N LC
Sarcopteryx acuminata N LC
Schizomeria whitei N LC
Schoenus scabripes N LC
Sclerolaena blackiana N LC
Sclerolaena walkeri V LC
Senna acclinis N LC
Sesbania erubescens N LC
Sporobolus partimpatens N LC
Syzygium malaccense N LC
Thaleropia queenslandica N LC
Thelionema grande N LC
Thryptomene hexandra N LC
Trachymene glandulosa V N
Wahlenbergia glabra N LC
Wahlenbergia islensis N LC
Wendlandia basistaminea N LC
Westringia amabilis N LC
Xerothamnella parvifolia V LC
Zornia pallida N LC
Reclassification of 69 species of animals
Taxon Former QLD Status New QLD Status
Accipiter novaehollandiae N LC
Aerodramus terraereginae N LC
Anomalopus pluto N LC
Antaioserpens warro (formerly Simoselaps warro) N LC
Antechinus godmani N LC
Antechinus leo N LC
Assa darlingtoni N LC
Chalinolobus picatus N LC
Cisticola juncidis normani N LC
Climacteris erythrops N LC
Concinnia amplus (formerly Eulamprus amplus) N LC
Cocinnia tigrinus (formerly Eulamprus tigrinus) N LC
Coeranoscincus frontalis N LC
Coeranoscincus reticulatus N LC
Ctenotus ariadnae N LC
Ctenotus septenarius (formerly Ctenotus aphrodite) N LC
Ctenotus zebrilla N LC
Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli N LC
Cyclorana verrucosa N LC
Delma labialis V LC
Dendrolagus lumholtzi N LC
Dobsonia magna (formerly Dobsonia moluccensis) N LC
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus australis N LC
Eroticoscincus graciloides N LC
Furina barnardi N LC
Glaphyromorphus mjobergi N LC
Haematopus fuliginosus N LC
Harrisoniascincus zia N LC
Hemibelideus lemuroides N LC
Heteromunia pectoralis N LC
Kerivoula papuensis N LC
Kyarranus loveridgei N LC
Lampropholis robertsi N LC
Lerista karlschmidti N LC
Lerista wilkinsi N LC
Lewinia pectoralis N LC
Litoria brevipalmata N LC
Litoria revelata N LC
Lophoictinia isura N LC
Melithreptus gularis gularis N LC
Melithreptus gularis laetior N LC
Menura novaehollandiae edwardii N LC
Neophema pulchella N LC
Nettapus coromandelianus albipennis N LC
Nyctophilus walkeri N LC
Ninox rufa queenslandica V LC
Nyctimene cephalotes N Delisted
Ophioscincus cooloolensis N LC
Oxyuranus microlepidotus N LC
Paradelma orientalis V LC
Petrogale mareeba N LC
Petrogale sharmani E V
Phalanger mimicus N LC
Pseudechis colletti N LC
Pseudochirops archeri N LC
Pseudochirulus cinereus N LC
Pseudochirulus herbertensis N LC
Pyrrholaemus brunneus N LC
Ramphotyphlops broomi N LC
Saccolaimus mixtus N LC
Saproscincus rosei N LC
Saproscincus spectabilis N LC
Spilocuscus maculatus nudicaudatus N LC
Sterna albifrons sinensis E LC
Stictonetta naevosa N LC
Tadorna radjah rufitergum N LC
Taphozous australis V N
Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa N LC
Uvidicolus sphyrurus (formerly Nephrurus sphyrurus) N LC
Legend and aids to interpretation
ReferenceAid 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