Australia is facing a biodiversity crisis, there are over 500 species listed as threatened under the Federal EPBC, Environmental Preservation and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
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The following species have Echo Active pages:
Southern Corroboree Frog Pseudophryne corroboree
Greater Glider Petauroides volans
Leadbeater's Possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
Mountain Pygmy-possum Burramys parvus
Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii
Quokka Setonix brachyurus
Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii
Yellow-bellied Glider Petaurus australis Wet Tropics subspecies
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus
Helmeted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix
Baw Baw Frog Philoria frosti
Growling Grass Frog Litoria raniformis
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia
Christmas Island Pipistrelle Pipistrellus murrayi
Species below are linked to the Species Profile and Threats Database, SPRAT.
Mammals
Critically Endangered
Christmas Island Flying-fox, Christmas Island Fruit-bat Pteropus natalis
Gilbert's Potoroo, Ngilkat Potorous gilbertii
Southern Bent-wing Bat Miniopterus orianae bassanii
Endangered
Arnhem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros inornatus
Black-flanked Rock-wallaby, Moororong, Black-footed Rock Wallaby Petrogale lateralis lateralis
Black-footed Tree-rat (Kimberley and mainland Northern Territory), Djintamoonga, Manbul Mesembriomys gouldii gouldii
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Bramble Cay Melomys Melomys rubicola
Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby, Bridled Nailtail Wallaby Onychogalea fraenata
Brush-tailed Bettong, Woylie Bettongia penicillata
Cape York Rock-wallaby Petrogale coenensis
Carpentarian Rock-rat, Aywalirroomoo Zyzomys palatalis
Central Rock-rat, Antina Zyzomys pedunculatus
Christmas Island Shrew Crocidura trichura
Dibbler Parantechinus apicalis
Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Mainland) Perameles gunnii Victorian subspecies
Eastern Quoll, Luaner Dasyurus viverrinus
Hastings River Mouse, Koontoo Pseudomys oralis
Heath Mouse, Dayang, Heath Rat Pseudomys shortridgei
Kangaroo Island Dunnart Sminthopsis aitkeni
Kangaroo Island Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus multiaculeatus
Long-footed Potoroo Potorous longipes
Mahogany Glider Petaurus gracilis
Mala, Rufous Hare-Wallaby (Central Australia) Lagorchestes hirsutus Central Australian subspecies
Nabarlek (Kimberley) Petrogale concinna monastria
Nabarlek (Top End) Petrogale concinna canescens
Northern Bettong Bettongia tropica
Northern Quoll, Digul [Gogo-Yimidir], Wijingadda [Dambimangari], Wiminji [Martu] Dasyurus hallucatus
Proserpine Rock-wallaby Petrogale persephone
Sandhill Dunnart Sminthopsis psammophila
Smoky Mouse, Konoom Pseudomys fumeus
Southern Brown Bandicoot (eastern), Southern Brown Bandicoot (south-eastern) Isoodon obesulus obesulus
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis
Spot-tailed Quoll, Spotted-tail Quoll, Tiger Quoll (southeastern mainland population) Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (SE mainland population)
Spotted-tailed Quoll (North Queensland), Yarri Dasyurus maculatus gracilis
Subantarctic Fur-seal Arctocephalus tropicalis
Western Barred Bandicoot (Shark Bay) Perameles bougainville bougainville
Vulnerable
Arnhem Rock-rat, Arnhem Land Rock-rat, Kodjperr Zyzomys maini
Australian Sea-lion, Australian Sea Lion Neophoca cinerea
Banded Hare-wallaby, Merrnine, Marnine, Munning Lagostrophus fasciatus fasciatus
Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat, Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus
Barrow Island Wallaroo, Barrow Island Euro Osphranter robustus isabellinus
Black-footed Rock-wallaby (West Kimberley race) Petrogale lateralis West Kimberley race
Black-footed Tree-rat (Melville Island) Mesembriomys gouldii melvillensis
Black-footed Tree-rat (north Queensland), Shaggy Rabbit-rat Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides
Boodie, Burrowing Bettong (Barrow and Boodie Islands) Bettongia lesueur Barrow and Boodie Islands subspecies
Broad-toothed Rat (mainland), Tooarrana Mastacomys fuscus mordicus
Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat, Brush-tailed Tree-rat, Pakooma Conilurus penicillatus
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata
Burrowing Bettong (Shark Bay), Boodie Bettongia lesueur lesueur
Butler's Dunnart Sminthopsis butleri
Carpentarian Antechinus Pseudantechinus mimulus
Chuditch, Western Quoll Dasyurus geoffroii
Common Wombat (Bass Strait) Vombatus ursinus ursinus
Corben's Long-eared Bat, South-eastern Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus corbeni
Crest-tailed Mulgara Dasycercus cristicauda
Dusky Hopping-mouse, Wilkiniti Notomys fuscus
Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Tasmania) Perameles gunnii gunnii
Fawn Antechinus Antechinus bellus
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Ghost Bat Macroderma gigas
Golden Bandicoot (Barrow Island) Isoodon auratus barrowensis
Golden Bandicoot (mainland) Isoodon auratus auratus
Golden-backed Tree-rat, Koorrawal Mesembriomys macrurus
Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis
Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Julia Creek Dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi
Kimberley brush-tailed phascogale, Brush-tailed Phascogale (Kimberley) Phascogale tapoatafa kimberleyensis
Koala (combined populations of Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory) Phascolarctos cinereus (combined populations of Qld, NSW and the ACT)
Kowari, brushy-tailed marsupial rat, Byrne's crest-tailed marsupial rat Dasyuroides byrnei
Large-eared Horseshoe Bat, Greater Large-eared Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus robertsi
Large-eared Pied Bat, Large Pied Bat Chalinolobus dwyeri
Long-nosed Potoroo (SE mainland) Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
Mount Claro Rock Wallaby, Sharman's Rock Wallaby Petrogale sharmani
New Holland Mouse, Pookila Pseudomys novaehollandiae
Northern Brush-tailed Phascogale Phascogale pirata
Northern Hopping-mouse, Woorrentinta Notomys aquilo
Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus
Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat Rhinonicteris aurantia (Pilbara form)
Pilliga Mouse, Poolkoo Pseudomys pilligaensis
Plains Rat, Palyoora Pseudomys australis
Recherche Rock-wallaby Petrogale lateralis hacketti
Red-tailed Phascogale, Red-tailed Wambenger, Kenngoor Phascogale calura
Rufous Hare-wallaby (Bernier Island) Lagorchestes hirsutus bernieri
Rufous Hare-wallaby (Dorre Island) Lagorchestes hirsutus dorreae
Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
Semon's Leaf-nosed Bat, Greater Wart-nosed Horseshoe-bat Hipposideros semoni
Shark Bay Mouse, Djoongari, Alice Springs Mouse Pseudomys fieldi
Southern Brown Bandicoot (Nuyts Archipelago) Isoodon obesulus nauticus
Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina
Spectacled Flying-fox Pteropus conspicillatus
Spectacled Hare-wallaby (Barrow Island) Lagorchestes conspicillatus conspicillatus
Spotted-tail Quoll, Spot-tailed Quoll, Tiger Quoll (Tasmanian population) Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (Tasmanian population)
Swamp Antechinus (mainland) Antechinus minimus maritimus
Warru, Black-footed Rock-wallaby (MacDonnell Ranges race) Petrogale lateralis MacDonnell Ranges race
Water Mouse, False Water Rat, Yirrkoo Xeromys myoides
Western Ringtail Possum, Ngwayir, Womp, Woder, Ngoor, Ngoolangit Pseudocheirus occidentalis
Wopilkara, Greater Stick-nest Rat Leporillus conditor
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (central-western Queensland) Petrogale xanthopus celeris
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (SA and NSW) Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
Frogs
Critically Endangered
Armoured Mistfrog Litoria lorica
Kroombit Tinker Frog, Pleione's Torrent Frog Taudactylus pleione
Mountain Mistfrog Litoria nyakalensis
Northern Corroboree Frog Pseudophryne pengilleyi
Endangered
Australian Lace-lid, Lace-eyed Tree Frog Litoria dayi
Booroolong Frog Litoria booroolongensis
Common Mistfrog Litoria rheocola
Eungella Day Frog Taudactylus eungellensis
Fleay's Frog Mixophyes fleayi
Giant Barred Frog, Southern Barred Frog Mixophyes iteratus
Kuranda Tree Frog Litoria myola
Spotted Tree Frog Litoria spenceri
Sunset Frog Spicospina flammocaerulea
Tinkling Frog Taudactylus rheophilus
Waterfall Frog, Torrent Tree Frog Litoria nannotis
White-bellied Frog, Creek Frog Geocrinia alba
Yellow-spotted Tree Frog, Yellow-spotted Bell Frog Litoria castanea
Vulnerable
Alpine Tree Frog, Verreaux's Alpine Tree Frog Litoria verreauxii alpina
Giant Burrowing Frog Heleioporus australiacus
Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea
Littlejohn's Tree Frog, Heath Frog Litoria littlejohni
Magnificent Brood Frog Pseudophryne covacevichae
Orange-bellied Frog Geocrinia vitellina
Peppered Tree Frog Litoria piperata
Stuttering Frog, Southern Barred Frog (in Victoria) Mixophyes balbus
Wallum Sedge Frog Litoria olongburensis
Birds
Critically Endangered
Capricorn Yellow Chat, Yellow Chat (Dawson) Epthianura crocea macgregori
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Eastern Curlew, Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Grey Range Thick-billed Grasswren, Thick-billed Grasswren (north-west NSW) Amytornis modestus obscurior
Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica
King Island Scrubtit, Scrubtit (King Island) Acanthornis magna greeniana
Mt Lofty Ranges Spotted Quail-thrush, Spotted Quail-thrush (Mt Lofty Ranges) Cinclosoma punctatum anachoreta
Northern Siberian Bar-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit (menzbieri) Limosa lapponica menzbieri
Orange-bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster
Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus
Round Island Petrel, Trinidade Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor
Western Ground Parrot, Kyloring Pezoporus flaviventris
Endangered
Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti
Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat, Yellow Chat (Alligator Rivers) Epthianura crocea tunneyi
Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus
Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis
Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis
Buff-banded Rail (Cocos (Keeling) Islands), Ayam Hutan Hypotaenidia philippensis andrewsi
Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii
Bulloo Grey Grasswren, Grey Grasswren (Bulloo) Amytornis barbatus barbatus
Carnaby's Cockatoo, Short-billed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae
Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (Mt Lofty Ranges) Hylacola pyrrhopygia parkeri
Christmas Island Emerald Dove, Emerald Dove (Christmas Island) Chalcophaps indica natalis
Christmas Island Frigatebird, Andrew's Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi
Christmas Island Goshawk Accipiter hiogaster natalis
Christmas Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus erythropleurus
Christmas Island White-tailed Tropicbird, Golden Bosunbird Phaethon lepturus fulvus
Coxen's Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni
Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus
Fleurieu Peninsula Southern Emu-wren, Mount Lofty Southern Emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus intermedius
Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus
Gawler Ranges Short-tailed Grasswren, Short-tailed Grasswren (Gawler Ranges) Amytornis merrotsyi pedleri
Golden-shouldered Parrot, Alwal Psephotus chrysopterygius
Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae
Gould's Petrel, Australian Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
King Island Brown Thornbill, Brown Thornbill (King Island) Acanthiza pusilla archibaldi
Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus
Lord Howe Woodhen Hypotaenidia sylvestris
Mallee Emu-wren Stipiturus mallee
New Zealand Antarctic Tern, Antarctic Tern (New Zealand) Sterna vittata bethunei
Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis
Norfolk Island Boobook, Southern Boobook (Norfolk Island) Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata
Norfolk Island Green Parrot, Tasman Parakeet, Norfolk Island Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
Purple-crowned Fairy-wren (western) Malurus coronatus coronatus
Red Knot, Knot Calidris canutus
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (south-eastern) Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne
Rufous Scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens
Southern Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta cincta
Southern Cassowary, Australian Cassowary, Double-wattled Cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii
Southern Giant-Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
Star Finch (eastern), Star Finch (southern) Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda
Tasmanian Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus diemenensis
Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle, Wedge-tailed Eagle (Tasmanian) Aquila audax fleayi
Tiwi Islands Hooded Robin, Hooded Robin (Tiwi Islands) Melanodryas cucullata melvillensis
Tiwi Islands Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae melvillensis
Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena
Western Heath Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis nigrogularis
Vulnerable
Antarctic Tern (Indian Ocean) Sterna vittata vittata
Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
Australian Fairy Tern Sternula nereis nereis
Australian Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris melanops
Bar-tailed Godwit (baueri), Western Alaskan Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica baueri
Bassian Thrush (South Australian) Zoothera lunulata halmaturina
Baudin's Cockatoo, Long-billed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus baudinii
Black Currawong (King Island) Strepera fuliginosa colei
Black-breasted Button-quail Turnix melanogaster
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
Buller's Albatross, Pacific Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
Campbell Albatross, Campbell Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche impavida
Cape Barren Goose (south-western), Recherche Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea
Christmas Island Hawk-Owl, Christmas Boobook Ninox natalis
Crested Shrike-tit (northern), Northern Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus whitei
Crimson Finch (white-bellied) Neochmia phaeton evangelinae
Fairy Prion (southern) Pachyptila turtur subantarctica
Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Karrak Calyptorhynchus banksii naso
Gibson's Albatross Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni
Golden Whistler (Norfolk Island) Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta
Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
Green Rosella (King Island) Platycercus caledonicus brownii
Hooded Plover (eastern) Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis
Horsfield's Bushlark (Tiwi Islands) Mirafra javanica melvillensis
Imperial Shag (Heard Island), Heard Shag Leucocarbo atriceps nivalis
Imperial Shag (Macquarie Island) Leucocarbo atriceps purpurascens
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri
Kermadec Petrel (western) Pterodroma neglecta neglecta
Lord Howe Island Currawong, Pied Currawong (Lord Howe Island) Strepera graculina crissalis
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata
Masked Owl (northern) Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli
Masked Owl (Tasmanian) Tyto novaehollandiae castanops (Tasmanian population)
Noisy Scrub-bird, Tjimiluk Atrichornis clamosus
Norfolk Island Robin Petroica multicolor
Northern Buller's Albatross, Pacific Albatross Thalassarche bulleri platei
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
Painted Button-quail (Houtman Abrolhos) Turnix varius scintillans
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta
Palm Cockatoo (Australian) Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi
Partridge Pigeon (eastern) Geophaps smithii smithii
Partridge Pigeon (western) Geophaps smithii blaauwi
Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot Polytelis alexandrae
Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Red-lored Whistler Pachycephala rufogularis
Regent Parrot (eastern) Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides
Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
Short-tailed Grasswren (Flinders Ranges) Amytornis merrotsyi merrotsyi
Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta cauta
Slender-billed Thornbill (Gulf St Vincent) Acanthiza iredalei rosinae
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca
Southern Emu-wren (Eyre Peninsula) Stipiturus malachurus parimeda
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
Squatter Pigeon (southern) Geophaps scripta scripta
Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii
Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis modestus
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris
Western Grasswren (Gawler Ranges) Amytornis textilis myall
Western Whipbird (eastern), Mallee Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis leucogaster
White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Tasman Sea), White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Australasian) Fregetta grallaria grallaria
White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta steadi
White-throated Grasswren, Yirlinkirrkirr Amytornis woodwardi
White-winged Fairy-wren (Barrow Island), Barrow Island Black-and-white Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus edouardi
White-winged Fairy-wren (Dirk Hartog Island), Dirk Hartog Black-and-White Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus leucopterus
Reptiles
Critically Endangered
Christmas Island Blue-tailed Skink, Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus egeriae
Christmas Island Forest Skink, Christmas Island Whiptail-skink Emoia nativitatis
Christmas Island Gecko, Lister's Gecko Lepidodactylus listeri
Georges' Snapping Turtle, Bellinger River Snapping Turtle, Georges Helmeted Turtle Wollumbinia georgesi
Gulbaru Gecko Phyllurus gulbaru
Leaf-scaled Seasnake Aipysurus foliosquama
Nangur Spiny Skink Nangura spinosa
Short-nosed Seasnake Aipysurus apraefrontalis
Southern Snapping Turtle, White-throated Snapping Turtle Elseya albagula
Western Swamp Tortoise Pseudemydura umbrina
Endangered
Allan's Lerista, Retro Slider Lerista allanae
Alpine She-oak Skink Cyclodomorphus praealtus
Arnhem Land Egernia Bellatorias obiri
Blue Mountains Water Skink Eulamprus leuraensis
Christmas Island Giant Gecko Cyrtodactylus sadleiri
Condamine Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis condaminensis
Corangamite Water Skink, Dreeite Water Skink Eulamprus tympanum marnieae
Grassland Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis pinguicolla
Gulf Snapping Turtle Elseya lavarackorum
Guthega Skink Liopholis guthega
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta
Mary River Turtle, Mary River Tortoise Elusor macrurus
Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
Pygmy Blue-tongue Lizard, Adelaide Blue-tongue Lizard Tiliqua adelaidensis
Slater's Skink, Floodplain Skink Liopholis slateri slateri
Western Spiny-tailed Skink, Baudin Island Spiny-tailed Skink Egernia stokesii badia
Yellow-snouted Gecko, Yellow-snouted Ground Gecko Lucasium occultum
Vulnerable
Adorned Delma, Collared Delma Delma torquata
Airlie Island Ctenotus Ctenotus angusticeps
Atherton Delma, Legless Lizard Delma mitella
Bell's Turtle, Western Sawshelled Turtle, Namoi River Turtle, Bell's Saw-shelled Turtle Wollumbinia belli
Border Thick-tailed Gecko, Granite Belt Thick-tailed Gecko Uvidicolus sphyrurus
Broad-headed Snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides
Bronzeback Snake-lizard Ophidiocephalus taeniatus
Christmas Island Blind Snake, Christmas Island Pink Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops exocoeti
Dunmall's Snake Furina dunmalli
Fitzroy River Turtle, Fitzroy Tortoise, Fitzroy Turtle, White-eyed River Diver Rheodytes leukops
Five-clawed Worm-skink, Long-legged Worm-skink Anomalopus mackayi
Flatback Turtle Natator depressus
Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard Aprasia pseudopulchella
Great Desert Skink, Tjakura, Warrarna, Mulyamiji Liopholis kintorei
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
Hamelin Ctenotus Ctenotus zastictus
Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
Jurien Bay Skink, Jurien Bay Rock-skink Liopholis pulchra longicauda
Krefft's Tiger Snake (Flinders Ranges) Notechis scutatus ater
Lancelin Island Skink Ctenotus lancelini
Lord Howe Island Gecko, Lord Howe Island Southern Gecko Christinus guentheri
Lord Howe Island Skink Oligosoma lichenigera
Monte Bello Worm-lizard, Hermite Island Worm-lizard Aprasia rostrata rostrata
Mount Cooper Striped Lerista Lerista vittata
Olive Python (Pilbara subspecies) Liasis olivaceus barroni
Ornamental Snake Denisonia maculata
Pedra Branca Skink, Red-throated Skink Niveoscincus palfreymani
Pink-tailed Worm-lizard, Pink-tailed Legless Lizard Aprasia parapulchella
Plains Death Adder Acanthophis hawkei
Striped Legless Lizard Delma impar
Three-toed Snake-tooth Skink Saiphos reticulatus
Yakka Skink Egernia rugosa
Yinnietharra Rock-Dragon Ctenophorus yinnietharra
Fishes
Critically Endangered
Flathead Galaxias, Beaked Minnow, Flat-headed Galaxias, Flat-headed Jollytail, Flat-headed Minnow Galaxias rostratus
Grey Nurse Shark (east coast population) Carcharias taurus (east coast population)
Opal Cling Goby Stiphodon semoni
Red Handfish Thymichthys politus
Silver Perch, Bidyan Bidyanus bidyanus
Speartooth Shark Glyphis glyphis
Spotted Galaxias (western subspecies), Western Spotted Galaxias, Western Trout Galaxias Galaxias truttaceus hesperius
Spotted Handfish Brachionichthys hirsutus
Endangered
Arthurs Paragalaxias Paragalaxias mesotes
Barred Galaxias Galaxias fuscus
Clarence Galaxias Galaxias johnstoni
Clarence River Cod, Eastern Freshwater Cod Maccullochella ikei
Elizabeth Springs Goby Chlamydogobius micropterus
Golden Galaxias Galaxias auratus
Lake Eacham Rainbowfish Melanotaenia eachamensis
Macquarie Perch Macquaria australasica
Mary River Cod Maccullochella mariensis
Maugean Skate, Port Davey Skate Zearaja maugeana
Murray Hardyhead Craterocephalus fluviatilis
Northern River Shark, New Guinea River Shark Glyphis garricki
Oxleyan Pygmy Perch Nannoperca oxleyana
Redfin Blue Eye, Redfin Blue-eye Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis
Swan Galaxias Galaxias fontanus
Trout Cod Maccullochella macquariensis
Vulnerable
Australian Grayling Prototroctes maraena
Australian Lungfish, Queensland Lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri
Balston's Pygmy Perch Nannatherina balstoni
Black Rockcod, Black Cod, Saddled Rockcod Epinephelus daemelii
Blind Cave Eel Ophisternon candidum
Blind Gudgeon Milyeringa veritas
Dwarf Sawfish, Queensland Sawfish Pristis clavata
Eastern Dwarf Galaxias, Dwarf Galaxias Galaxiella pusilla
Edgbaston Goby Chlamydogobius squamigenus
Flinders Ranges Mogurnda, Flinders Ranges Purple-spotted Gudgeon Mogurnda clivicola
Freshwater Sawfish, Largetooth Sawfish, River Sawfish, Leichhardt's Sawfish, Northern Sawfish Pristis pristis
Great Lake Paragalaxias Paragalaxias eleotroides
Green Sawfish, Dindagubba, Narrowsnout Sawfish Pristis zijsron
Grey Nurse Shark (west coast population) Carcharias taurus (west coast population)
Honey Blue-eye Pseudomugil mellis
Murray Cod Maccullochella peelii
Saddled Galaxias Galaxias tanycephalus
Shannon Paragalaxias Paragalaxias dissimilis
Swamp Galaxias Galaxias parvus
Variegated Pygmy Perch, Ewens Pygmy Perch, Golden Pygmy Perch Nannoperca variegata
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus
White Shark, Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias
Yarra Pygmy Perch Nannoperca obscura
Ziebell's Handfish, Waterfall Bay Handfish Brachiopsilus ziebelli
Conservation dependent
Blue Warehou Seriolella brama
Eastern Gemfish Rexea solandri (eastern Australian population)
Harrisson's Dogfish, Endeavour Dogfish, Dumb Gulper Shark, Harrison's Deepsea Dogfish Centrophorus harrissoni
Orange Roughy, Deep-sea Perch, Red Roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus
School Shark, Eastern School Shark, Snapper Shark, Tope, Soupfin Shark Galeorhinus galeus
Southern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus maccoyii
Southern Dogfish, Endeavour Dogfish, Little Gulper Shark Centrophorus zeehaani
Other Animals
Critically Endangered
a helicarionid land snail Mathewsoconcha suteri
A native bee Neopasiphae simplicior
a short-tongued bee Leioproctus douglasiellus
Ammonite Snail Discocharopa vigens
Arid Bronze Azure Ogyris subterrestris petrina
Australian Fritillary Argynnis hyperbius inconstans
Boggomoss Snail, Dawson River Snail, Dawson Valley Snail Adclarkia dawsonensis
Bornemissza's Stag Beetle Hoplogonus bornemisszai
Campbell's Helicarionid Land Snail Advena campbellii
Derwent River Seastar Marginaster littoralis
Dunsborough Burrowing Crayfish Engaewa reducta
Fitzroy Falls Spiny Crayfish Euastacus dharawalus
Francistown Cave Cricket, Southern sandstone cave cricket Micropathus kiernani
freshwater crayfish, spiny crayfish Euastacus bindal
Glenelg Freshwater Mussel Hyridella glenelgensis
Golden Sun Moth Synemon plana
Gray's Helicarionid Land Snail Mathewsoconcha grayi ms
Hairy Marron, Margaret River Hairy Marron, Margaret River Marron Cherax tenuimanus
Lord Howe Island Phasmid, Land Lobster Dryococelus australis
Magnificent Helicarionid Land Snail Gudeoconcha sophiae magnifica
Margaret River Burrowing Crayfish Engaewa pseudoreducta
Masters' Charopid Land Snail Mystivagor mastersi
Mitchell's Rainforest Snail Thersites mitchellae
Mount Lidgbird Charopid Land Snail Pseudocharopa ledgbirdi
Phillip Island Helicarionid Land Snail Mathewsoconcha phillipii
Rosewood Keeled Snail Ordtrachia septentrionalis
Stoddart's Helicarionid Land Snail Quintalia stoddartii
Whitelegge's Land Snail Pseudocharopa whiteleggei
Endangered
a land snail Semotrachia euzyga
Alpine Stonefly Thaumatoperla alpina
Antbed Parrot Moth Trisyntopa scatophaga
Bednall's Land Snail Sinumelon bednalli
Blind Velvet Worm Tasmanipatus anophthalmus
Brigalow Woodland Snail Adclarkia cameroni
Broad-toothed Stag Beetle, Wielangta Stag Beetle Lissotes latidens
Central North Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus granulatus
Desert Sand-skipper, Aestiva Skipper Croitana aestiva
Dulacca Woodland Snail Adclarkia dulacca
Dural Land Snail Pommerhelix duralensis
Eltham Copper Butterfly Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida
Fitzroy Land Snail Mesodontrachia fitzroyana
Furneaux Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus martigener
Glenelg Spiny Freshwater Crayfish, Pricklyback Euastacus bispinosus
Gove Crow Butterfly Euploea alcathoe enastri
Lord Howe Flax Snail, Lord Howe Placostylus Placostylus bivaricosus
Pink Underwing Moth Phyllodes imperialis smithersi
Ptunarra Brown, Ptunarra Brown Butterfly, Ptunarra Xenica Oreixenica ptunarra
Scottsdale Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus spinicaudatus
Tasmanian Chaostola Skipper, Heath-sand Skipper Antipodia chaostola leucophaea
Walpole Burrowing Crayfish Engaewa walpolea
Vulnerable
Bathurst Copper Butterfly, Purple Copper Butterfly, Bathurst Copper, Bathurst Copper Wing, Bathurst-Lithgow Copper, Purple Copper Paralucia spinifera
Burnie Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus yabbimunna
Cape Range Remipede Kumonga exleyi
Giant Freshwater Crayfish, Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Lobster Astacopsis gouldi
Giant Gippsland Earthworm Megascolides australis
Marrawah Skipper, Alpine Sedge Skipper, Alpine Skipper Oreisplanus munionga larana
Mount Arthur Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus orramakunna
Shield-backed Trapdoor Spider, Black Rugose Trapdoor Spider Idiosoma nigrum
Simson's Stag Beetle Hoplogonus simsoni
Tasmanian Live-bearing Seastar Parvulastra vivipara
Vanderschoor's Stag Beetle Hoplogonus vanderschoori
