Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 1 May 2024
The Species Technical Committee (STC) met on 1 May 2024 to finalise assessments for 41 Queensland species. The STC recommended that the Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Innovation change the following species’ conservation status under the Nature Conservation Act (1992).
In addition, there is one nomenclature change to a species name.
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Adclarkia cameroni brigalow woodland snail | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Endangered | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Ctenotus rawlinsoni Cape Heath Ctenotus | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Hemibelideus lemuroides lemuroid ringtail possum | NCA – Critically Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Petrogale coenensis Cape York rock-wallaby | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Endangered | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Sminthopsis douglasi Julia Creek dunnart | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Hypochrysops apollo apollo Apollo jewel butterfly (Wet Tropics subspecies) | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Magmellia luteilateralis orange-speckled forest-skink | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Petrogale purpureicollis purple-necked rock-wallaby | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Philoria knowlesi Mount Ballow mountain frog | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia anadenia | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Allocasuarina filidens | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Amomum queenslandicum | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Asplenium normale | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Bergera crenulata | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Berrya rotundifolia | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Bulbophyllum maxillare | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed |
Bulbophyllum windsorense | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Bulbophyllum wolfei | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Corchorus thozetii | NCA – Extinct in the wild EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Diospyros areolifolia | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Dissiliaria tuckeri | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Ehretia microphylla | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed |
Flindersia oppositifolia | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Globba marantina | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Goodenia arenicola | NCA – Extinct in the wild EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Grastidium tozerense | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed |
Jedda multicaulis | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed |
Livistona drudei | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Lychnothamnus barbatus | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Endangered | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Panicum chillagoanum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – Not listed |
Pluchea alata | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed |
Psydrax reticulata | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – Not listed |
Ptilotus extenuatus | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Ptilotus senarius | NCA – Extinct in the wild EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Sarcolobus vittatus | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Solanum stenopterum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Cadetia collinsii | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Eucalyptus kabiana | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Hymenophyllum eboracense | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Uncaria cordata var. cordata | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
| Kingdom | Previous name | New name | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|
Flora | Styphelia sp. (Coolmunda Dam D.Halford Q1635) | Styphelia attenuata | Least concern |
| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| STC | Queensland Government Species Technical Committee |
| NCA | Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 |
| EPBC | Commonwealth Government Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |