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Threatened Species List - Vertebrate Animals

The tables below contains a list of all vertebrate animal species (as at 9 June 2004) which are on Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.You are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsement

The Commonwealth status refers to listings under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.You are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsement As nominations are being received all the time, the species and or their status may have already changed.

Status - What these terms mean

Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, Fish

SpeciesFurther ReadingCommon NameGroup
Status Tasmania
Status C'wealth
Arctocephalus forsteri Further InformationNew Zealand Fur SealMAMMALS
r
Arctocephalus tropicalisRecovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementSubantarctic Fur SealMAMMALS
e
VU
Balaenoptera musculusBlue WhaleMAMMALS
e
EN
Balaenoptera physalusFin WhaleMAMMALS
v
VU
Dasyurus maculatus maculatusFurther InformationSpotted-tailed quollMAMMALS
r
VU
Eubalaena australisFurther InformationSouthern Right WhaleMAMMALS
e
EN
Megaptera novaeangliaeHumpback WhaleMAMMALS
e
VU
Mirounga leoninaFurther Information
Recovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsement		Southern Elephant SealMAMMALS
e
VU
Perameles gunnii gunniiFurther InformationEastern-barred BandicootMAMMALS
VU
Pseudomys novaehollandiaeFurther InformationNew Holland MouseMAMMALS
e
Sarcophilus harrisiiFurther Information Tasmanian devilMAMMALS
e
VU
Thylacinus cynocephalus Further InformationThylacineMAMMALS
x
EX
Vombatus ursinus ursinusFurther InformationCommon Wombat (Bass Strait)MAMMALS
VU
Acanthiza pusilla archibaldiBrown Thornbill (King Island)BIRDS
e
EN
Acanthornis magnus greenianusFurther InformationScrubtit (King Island)BIRDS
e
CR
Accipiter novaehollandiae Grey GoshawkBIRDS
e
Alcedo azurea diemenensisAzure KingfisherBIRDS
e
Aquila audax fleayi Further Information
Recovery Plan		Wedge-tailed EagleBIRDS
e
EN
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae erythrotis Macquarie Island ParakeetBIRDS
x
EX
Diomedea exulansRecovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementWandering AlbatrossBIRDS
e
VU
Dromaius minor King Island EmuBIRDS
x
EX
Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensisTasmanian EmuBIRDS
x
EX
Gallirallus philippensis macquariensisMacquarie Island RailBIRDS
x
EX
Haliaeetus leucogasterRecovery PlanWhite-bellied Sea-EagleBIRDS
v
Halobaena caeruleaRecovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementBlue PetrelBIRDS
v
VU
Lathamus discolorFurther Information
Recovery Plan		Swift ParrotBIRDS
e
EN
Leucocarbo atriceps purpurescensMacquarie Island ShagBIRDS
v
VU
Macronectes giganteusRecovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementSouthern Giant PetrelBIRDS
v
EN
Macronectes halliRecovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementNorthern Giant PetrelBIRDS
r
VU
Neophema chrysogasterFurther Information
Recovery Plan		Orange-bellied ParrotBIRDS
e
CR
Numenius madagascariensisEastern CurlewBIRDS
e
Oceanites oceanicus Recovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementWilson's Storm PetrelBIRDS
r
Pachyptila turtur subantarctica Fairy Prion southern sub-speciesBIRDS
e
VU
Pardalotus quadragintus Further Information
Listing Statement
Recovery Plan		Forty-spotted PardaloteBIRDS
e
EN
Phoebetria fusca Recovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementSooty AlbatrossBIRDS
r
VU
Phoebetria palpebrata Recovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementLight-mantled Sooty AlbatrossBIRDS
v
Platycercus caledonicus browniiKing Island Green RosellaBIRDS
v
Podiceps cristatusGreat Crested GrebeBIRDS
v
Procellaria cinereaRecovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementGrey PetrelBIRDS
e
Pterodroma lessonii Recovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementWhite-headed PetrelBIRDS
v
Pterodroma mollis Recovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementSoft-plumaged PetrelBIRDS
e
VU
Sterna albifrons sinensis Further InformationLittle TernBIRDS
e
Sterna nereis nereisFairy TernBIRDS
v
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Sterna striata White-fronted TernBIRDS
v
Sterna vittata bethunei Antarctic TernBIRDS
e
EN
Thalassarche cautaFurther Information
Recovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsement		Shy AlbatrossBIRDS
v
VU
Thalassarche chrysostomaRecovery PlanYou are now leaving our site. DPIWE is not responsible for the content of the web site to which you are going. The link does not constitute any form of endorsementGrey-headed AlbatrossBIRDS
e
VU
Thalassarche melanophrysBlack-browed AlbatrossBIRDS
e
VU
Tyto novaehollandiae castanopsMasked OwlBIRDS
e
Litoria raniformis Further Information
Listing Statement		Green and Gold FrogAMPHIBIANS
v
VU
Limnodynastes peroniFurther InformationStriped Marsh FrogAMPHIBIANS
e
Caretta caretta Loggerhead TurtleREPTILES
e
EN
Chelonia mydas Green TurtleREPTILES
v
VU
Dermochelys coriaceaLeathery TurtleREPTILES
v
VU
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill TurtleREPTILES
v
VU
Niveoscincus palfreymaniFurther Information
Listing Statement
Recovery Plan		Pedra Branca SkinkREPTILES
e
VU
Pseudemoia pagenstecheri Further InformationTussock SkinkREPTILES
v
Pseudemoia rawlinsoni Further InformationGlossy Grass SkinkREPTILES
r
Brachionichthys hirsutusFurther Information
Recovery Plan		Spotted HandfishFISH
e
EN
Brachionichthys politusRed HandfishFISH
VU
Carcharodon carchariasGreat White SharkFISH
v
VU
Galaxias auratus Recovery PlanGolden GalaxiasFISH
r
EN
Galaxias fontanus Listing Statement
Recovery Plan		Swan GalaxiasFISH
e
EN
Galaxias johnstoni Listing Statement
Recovery Plan		Clarence GalaxiasFISH
e
EN
Galaxias parvus Recovery PlanSwamp GalaxiasFISH
v
VU
Galaxias pedderensisRecovery PlanPedder GalaxiasFISH
e
EW
Galaxias tanycephalus Listing Statement
Recovery Plan		Saddled GalaxiasFISH
v
VU
Galaxiella pusilla Recovery PlanDwarf GalaxiasFISH
v
VU
Paragalaxias dissimilisRecovery PlanShannon ParagalaxiasFISH
v
VU
Paragalaxias eleotroides Recovery PlanGreat Lake ParagalaxiasFISH
v
VU
Paragalaxias julianus Recovery PlanWestern ParagalaxiasFISH
r
Paragalaxias mesotes Recovery PlanArthurs ParagalaxiasFISH
e
EN
Prototroctes maraenaAustralian GraylingFISH
v
VU
Raja sp. L.
(Last & Stevens, 1994)		Maugean SkateFISH
e
EN
Sympterichthys sp.
(CSIRO #T1996.01)		Waterfall Bay HandfishFISH
VU
Sympterichthys sp.
(CSIRO #T6.01)		Ziebell's HandfishFISH
VU


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