Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site

Tropiques humides de Queensland, Australia

Global irreplaceability

ScoresRanks
Overall 32.49 6.0
Threatened species 10.51 8.0
Amphibians 20.05 5.0
Threatened amphibians 9.41 3.0
Birds 2.94 40.0
Threatened birds 0 1928.0
Mammals 9.51 6.0
Threatened mammals 1.1 72.0

 

Amphibian species for which Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is of global importance

Scientific Name Common Name Family Order IUCN Red List Direction of Population Trend Distribution Size (km²) Percentage Overlap Rank/ Number
Cophixalus concinnus Beautiful Nursery-frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA CR stable 14 100.0 1/3
Cophixalus exiguus Scanty Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA NT stable 71 96.5 1/3
Cophixalus neglectus Neglected Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA EN decreasing 560 91.1 1/3
Cophixalus monticola Mountain-top Nursery-frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA EN unknown 30 72.2 2/3
Litoria lorica Armoured Mistfrog HYLIDAE ANURA CR decreasing 1180 68.7 1/7
Cophixalus aenigma Tapping Nursery-frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA VU stable 368 67.8 1/5
Cophixalus bombiens Buzzing Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA NT stable 490 66.1 1/4
Cophixalus hosmeri Clicking Rainforest Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA LC stable 347 61.8 1/5
Austrochaperina fryi Fry's Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA LC stable 6374 58.0 1/13
Cophixalus infacetus Inelegant Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA LC stable 8205 56.3 1/12
Austrochaperina pluvialis Rain Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA LC stable 13685 54.5 1/16
Mixophyes schevilli Northern Barred Frog MYOBATRACHIDAE ANURA LC stable 5444 54.1 1/11
Taudactylus acutirostris Sharp Snouted Day Frog MYOBATRACHIDAE ANURA CR decreasing 14582 53.7 1/17
Mixophyes carbinensis NA MYOBATRACHIDAE ANURA LC stable 1085 53.2 1/6
Austrochaperina robusta Robust Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA LC stable 8835 51.2 1/10
Litoria rheocola Common Mist Frog HYLIDAE ANURA EN decreasing 15161 50.8 1/16
Litoria nyakalensis Mountain Mistfrog HYLIDAE ANURA CR decreasing 11613 50.1 1/15
Taudactylus rheophilus Northern Tinker Frog MYOBATRACHIDAE ANURA CR unknown 4714 48.9 1/15
Litoria nannotis Torrent Tree Frog HYLIDAE ANURA EN stable 18951 46.7 1/14
Litoria dayi Australian Lace-lid HYLIDAE ANURA EN decreasing 18805 46.6 1/14
Litoria xanthomera Orange-thighed Frog HYLIDAE ANURA LC stable 19509 45.5 1/14
Mixophyes coggeri NA MYOBATRACHIDAE ANURA LC stable 18709 45.2 1/13
Cophixalus ornatus Ornate Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA LC stable 14723 42.7 1/18
Litoria jungguy NA HYLIDAE ANURA NT unknown 10541 42.6 1/11
Uperoleia altissima Montane Toadlet MYOBATRACHIDAE ANURA LC stable 4043 26.3 1/10
Cophixalus saxatilis Black Mountain Boulder Frog MICROHYLIDAE ANURA VU stable 247 14.2 2/3
Uperoleia mimula Mimic Toadlet MYOBATRACHIDAE ANURA LC stable 135463 6.6 1/10

Bird species for which Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is of global importance

Scientific Name Common Name Family Order IUCN Red List Direction of Population Trend Distribution Size (km²) Percentage Overlap Rank/ Number
Scenopoeetes dentirostris Tooth-billed Bowerbird PTILONORHYNCHIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 4997 50.5 1/16
Prionodura newtoniana Golden Bowerbird PTILONORHYNCHIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 4955 36.8 1/17
Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's Honeyeater MELIPHAGIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 27329 32.5 1/15
Orthonyx spaldingii Chowchilla ORTHONYCHIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 27950 31.6 1/13
Arses kaupi Pied Monarch MONARCHIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 27768 31.4 1/11
Colluricincla boweri Bower's Shrike-thrush COLLURICINCLIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 30981 28.7 1/15
Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's Riflebird PARADISAEIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC decreasing 31552 28.2 1/11
Oreoscopus gutturalis Fernwren ACANTHIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 102333 8.7 1/4
Meliphaga notata Yellow-spotted Honeyeater MELIPHAGIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 110228 8.1 1/13
Acanthiza katherina Mountain Thornbill ACANTHIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 58194 7.7 1/5
Malurus amabilis Lovely Fairywren MALURIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 126906 7.0 1/10
Tregellasia capito Pale-yellow Robin PETROICIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC decreasing 155467 5.7 1/6
Lichenostomus versicolor Varied Honeyeater MELIPHAGIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 161887 5.5 1/11
Sericornis citreogularis Yellow-throated Scrubwren ACANTHIZIDAE PASSERIFORMES LC stable 169010 5.2 2/9

Detailed factsheets for all bird species are available from BirdLife International

Mammal species for which Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is of global importance

Scientific Name Common Name Family Order IUCN Red List Direction of Population Trend Distribution Size (km²) Percentage Overlap Rank/ Number
Uromys hadrourus Pygmy White-tailed Rat MURIDAE RODENTIA VU stable 635 87.0 1/7
Pseudochirulus cinereus Daintree River Ringtail Possum PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE DIPROTODONTIA LC stable 896 71.9 1/7
Antechinus godmani Atherton Antechinus DASYURIDAE DASYUROMORPHIA NT stable 3599 69.6 1/13
Hemibelideus lemuroides Lemuroid Ringtail Possum PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE DIPROTODONTIA NT stable 2914 65.2 1/13
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Musky Rat Kangaroo HYPSIPRYMNODONTIDAE DIPROTODONTIA LC stable 10503 61.9 1/16
Pseudochirulus herbertensis Herbert River Ringtail Possum PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE DIPROTODONTIA LC stable 3433 60.9 1/13
Dendrolagus lumholtzi Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo MACROPODIDAE DIPROTODONTIA LC stable 7383 59.7 1/15
Antechinus adustus Rusty Antechinus DASYURIDAE DASYUROMORPHIA LC decreasing 4920 57.8 1/16
Dendrolagus bennettianus Bennett's Tree Kangaroo MACROPODIDAE DIPROTODONTIA NT stable 3562 57.2 1/5
Pseudochirops archeri Green Ringtail Possum PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE DIPROTODONTIA LC stable 5211 53.7 1/13
Petaurus gracilis Mahogany Glider PETAURIDAE DIPROTODONTIA EN decreasing 3309 16.7 1/8
Petrogale sharmani Sharman's Rock Wallaby MACROPODIDAE DIPROTODONTIA NT stable 16922 13.2 1/7
Taphozous australis Coastal Sheath-tailed Bat EMBALLONURIDAE CHIROPTERA NT decreasing 38335 8.1 1/13
Bettongia tropica Northern Bettong POTOROIDAE DIPROTODONTIA EN decreasing 316 7.4 2/5
Murina florium Flute-nosed Bat VESPERTILIONIDAE CHIROPTERA LC unknown 158996 5.6 1/3
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