Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 15 September 2020
At its meeting on 15 September 2020, the Species Technical Committee finalised assessments for 43 Queensland species. The Committee recommended that the Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts change the following species’ conservation status under the Nature Conservation Act (1992).
Fauna
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status | Assessment lead |
|---|---|---|---|
Euastacus hystricosus giant spiny crayfish; Conondale spiny crayfish | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed | STC – Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Euastacus eungella Eungella spiny crayfish | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed | STC – Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Euastacus maidae hinterland spiny crayfish | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Dasyurus maculatus maculatus spotted-tailed quoll (south eastern mainland) | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Endangered | TSSC – Endangered STC – Endangered | Commonwealth Government |
Lasiorhinus krefftii northern hairy-nosed wombat | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Critically Endangered | TSSC – Critically Endangered STC – Critically Endangered | Commonwealth Government |
Pseudomys oralis Hastings River mouse | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Endangered | TSSC – Endangered STC – Endangered | Commonwealth Government |
Thalassarche cauta shy albatross | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Endangered | TSSC – Endangered STC – Endangered | Commonwealth Government |
Flora
| Species | Current listing status | Recommended wildlife status | Assessment lead |
|---|---|---|---|
Archidendron kanisii Daintree lace flower | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Brachychiton guymeri | NCA – Critically Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Calotis glabrescens | NCA – Extinct in the Wild EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Calyptochloa gracillimasubsp. ipsviciensis | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Calytrix islensis | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Capparis humistrata Ko-par | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Chloris circumfontinalis | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Comesperma anemosmaragdinum | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Corymbia petalophylla Eidsvold yellow bloodwood, Beeron yellowjacket | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Crepidomanes aphlebioides | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Cycas distans | NCA – Least C EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Cycas terryana | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Cynometra roseiflora pink-flowered cynometra | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Diplazium squamuligerum waterfall fern | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Eriocaulon aloefolium | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Eriocaulon giganticum | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Eucryphia jinksii Jinks’ leatherwood, Springbrook leatherwood | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Gyrostemon osmus | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Habenaria chlorosepala green-hooded rein orchid | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Habenaria exilis wispy rein orchid | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Hymenophyllum reinwardtii filmy fern | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Leptospermum luehmannii Luehmann’s teatree | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Leptospermum oreophilum rock teatree | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Lindsaea pulchella var. blanda | NCA – Not a Queensland Species EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Not a Queensland Species Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Lobelia fenshamii | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Lobelia fontana | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Melaleuca lophocoracorum | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Phalaenopsis rosenstromii moth orchid | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Philotheca sporadica Kogan waxflower | NCA – Near Threatened EPBC – Vulnerable | STC – Near Threatened Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Phlegmariurus ledermannii Queensland black-stem tassel-fern | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Phlegmariurus pinifolius Queensland gold-tip tassel-fern | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Rhodamnia dumicola rib-fruited malletwood, Pine Mountain malletwood | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Solanum adoxum | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Solanum elachophyllum | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Solanum lythrocarpum Coominglah prickle bush | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Trioncinia retroflexa Belyando cobblers peg | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| STC | Queensland Government Species Technical Committee |
| TSSC | Australian Government Technical Species Scientific Committee |
| NSW | Species listing decision of New South Wales Government |
| NC Act | Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 |
| EPBC | Commonwealth Government Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |