Changes made to wildlife categories on 12 May 2017
The Species Technical Committee (STC) has assessed the status of 14 species of plants and 23 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 14 flora species| Taxon | Common name | Former Qld status | New Qld status |
|---|
| Cajanus mareebensis | |
E
|
LC
|
| Eremochloa muricata | |
E
|
De-listed
|
| Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. rotunda | |
LC
|
NT
|
| Homoranthus tricolor | |
LC
|
E
|
| Oberonia attenuata | |
X
|
E
|
| Pluchea alata | |
LC
|
E
|
| Pluchea tenuis | |
LC
|
V
|
| Ptilotus senarius | |
LC
|
X
|
| Rutidosis lanata | |
V
|
NT
|
| Solanum adoxum | |
LC
|
E
|
| Solanum orgadophilum | |
LC
|
E
|
| Solanum unispinum | |
LC
|
E
|
| Sphaeromorphaea major | |
LC
|
NT
|
| Stemona angusta | |
V
|
NT
|
Reclassification of 23 fauna species| Taxon | Common name | Former Qld status | New Qld status |
|---|
| Acanthophis hawkei |
plains death adder
|
LC
|
V
|
| Amytornis dorotheae |
Carpentaria grasswren
|
NT
|
E
|
| Anilios insperatus |
Fassifern blind snake
|
LC
|
V
|
| Ardenna pacifica |
wedge-tailed shearwater
|
Special LC
|
V
|
| Calidris canutus |
red knot
|
Special LC
|
E
|
| Calidris ferruginea |
curlew sandpiper
|
Special LC
|
E
|
| Calidris tenuirostris |
great knot
|
Special LC
|
E
|
| Charadrius leschenaultii |
greater sand plover
|
Special LC
|
V
|
| Charadrius mongolus |
lesser sand plover
|
Special LC
|
E
|
| Conilurus penicillatus |
brush-tailed tree-rat
|
LC
|
V
|
| Dendrolagus lumholtzi |
Lumholtz’s tree-kangaroo
|
LC
|
NT
|
| Eretmochelys imbricata |
hawksbill turtle
|
V
|
E
|
| Limosa lapponica baueri |
Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit
|
Special LC
|
V
|
| Limosa lapponica menzbieri |
Northern Siberian bar-tailed godwit
|
Special LC
|
E
|
| Macroderma gigas |
ghost bat
|
V
|
E
|
| Melomys rubicola |
Bramble Cay melomys
|
E
|
X
|
| Numenius madagascariensis |
eastern curlew
|
V
|
E
|
| Petauroides volans |
greater glider
|
LC
|
V
|
| Petrogale xanthopus celeris |
yellow-footed rock-wallaby
|
LC
|
V
|
| Probosciger aterrimus |
palm cockatoo
|
NT
|
V
|
| Pseudomys novaehollandiae |
New Holland mouse
|
LC
|
V
|
| Sternula nereis exsul |
New Caledonian fairy tern
|
LC
|
E
|
| Tympanocryptis wilsoni |
Roma earless dragon
|
LC
|
V |
