Threatened Species List - Invertebrate Animals E-Z

The tables below contain a list of all invertebrate animal species (as at November 2024) which are on Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. The Commonwealth status refers to listings under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. As nominations are being received all the time, the species and or their status may have already changed.

SPRAT - Species Profile and Threats (database)
Status - What these terms mean

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tamanian status	Commonwealth status
Echinodillo cavaticus Flinders Island cave slater	Isopoda	Echinodillo cavaticus Listing Statement (PDF 649Kb)	Rare	None
Ecnomina vega Caddis fly (Macquarie River)	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None
Enchymus sp. nov. Weldborough Forest Weevil	Coleoptera	Enchymus sp. nov. Listing Statement (PDF 735Kb)	Rare	None
Engaeus granulatus central north burrowing crayfish	Decapoda	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Further information	Endangered	Endangered
Engaeus martigener Furneaux burrowing crayfish	Decapoda	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Further information	Vulnerable	Endangered
Engaeus orramakunna Mt. Arthur burrowing crayfish	Decapoda	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Further information Burrowing Crayfish Group Recovery Plan 2001-2005 (PDF 292Kb)	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Engaeus spinicaudatus Scottsdale burrowing crayfish	Decapoda	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Further information Engaeus spinicaudatus listing statement (PDF 1Mb) Burrowing Crayfish Group Recovery Plan 2001-2005 (PDF 292Kb)	Endangered	Endangered
Engaeus yabbimunna burrowing crayfish (Burnie)	Decapoda	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Further information Burrowing Crayfish Group Recovery Plan 2001-2005 (PDF 292Kb)	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Exquisitiropa agnewi silky snail, silky pinwheel snail	Sigmurethra		Rare	None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Gazameda gunnii Gunn's screw shell	Mesogastropoda		Vulnerable	None
Glacidorbis pawpela see Benthodorbis pawpela
Goedetrechus mendumae blind cave beetle	Coleoptera	Blind Cave Beetle (PDF 221Kb)	Vulnerable	None
Goedetrechus parallelus slender cave beetle (Junee-Florentine)	Coleoptera		Vulnerable	None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Hadronyche pulvinator Cascade funnel-web spider	Araneae	Further information	Extinct	None
Haloniscus searlei Salt Lake slater	Isopoda		Endangered	None
Helicarion rubicundus see Attenborougharion rubicundus
Hesperilla munionga larana (formerly Oreisplanus munionga larana) Marrawah skipper	Lepidoptera	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Marrawah Skipper Listing Statement (PDF 834Kb)	Endangered	Vulnerable
Hickmanoxyomma cavaticum Ida Bay Cave harvestman	Opilionida	Ida Bay Cave Harvestman (PDF 218Kb)	Rare	None
Hickmanoxyomma gibbergunyar Cave harvestman (Mole Creek)	Opilionida	Mole Creek Cave Harvestman Listing Statement (PDF 96Kb)	Rare	None
Hoplogonus bornemisszai Bornemissza's Stag Beetle	Coleoptera	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Hoplogonus bornemisszai Listing Statement (PDF 150Kb)	Endangered	Critically Endangered
Hoplogonus simsoni Simson's stag beetle	Coleoptera	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Hoplogonus simsoni Listing Statement (PDF 159Kb)	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Hoplogonus vanderschoori Vanderschoor's stag beetle	Coleoptera	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Hoplogonus vanderschoori Listing Statement (PDF 148Kb)	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Hydrobiosella sagitta Caddis fly (St. Columbia Falls)	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None
Hydroptila scamandra Caddis fly (Upper Scamander River)	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None
Hypolimnus pedderensis Lake Pedder earthworm	Haplotaxida	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Lake Pedder Earthworm Listing Statement (PDF 424Kb)	Extinct	Extinct
Hyridella narracanensis Narracan currogated mussel	Hyriidae	Listing Statement - Narracan corrugated mussel, Hyridella narracanensis (PDF 601Kb)	Endangered	None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Idacarabus cordicollis cave beetle (Hastings Cave)	Coleoptera		Rare	None
Idacarabus troglodytes Ida Bay cave beetle	Coleoptera	Ida Bay Cave Beetle (PDF 215Kb)	Rare	None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Leucopatus anophthalmus blind velvet worm	Onychophora	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile North East Velvet Worms Listing Statement (PDF 106Kb)	Endangered	Endangered
Lissotes latidens broad-toothed stag	Coleoptera	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile	Endangered	Endangered
Lissotes menalcas Mt Mangana stag beetle	Coleoptera		Rare	None

Species and common name

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Listing information

Tasmanian status

Commonwealth status

Leucopatus anophthalmus

blind velvet worm

Onychophora

Commonwealth SPRAT Profile

North East Velvet Worms Listing Statement (PDF 106Kb)

Endangered

Lissotes latidens

broad-toothed stag

Coleoptera

Commonwealth SPRAT Profile

Endangered

Lissotes menalcas

Mt Mangana stag beetle

Coleoptera

Rare

None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Marginaster littoralis see Patiriella littoralis
Mesacanthotelson setosus isopod (Great Lake)	Isopoda	Great Lake Crustaceans (PDF 692Kb)	Rare	None
Mesacanthotelson tasmaniae isopod (Great Lake)	Isopoda	Great Lake Crustaceans (PDF 692Kb)	Rare	None
Micropathus kiernani southern sandstone cave cricket	Orthoptera	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile	Endangered	Critically Endangered
Migas plomleyi Plomleys trapdoor spider	Aranae	Migas plomleyi (Plomleys trapdoor spider) listing statement (PDF 414Kb)	Endangered	None
Miselaoma weldii Stanley pinhead snail	Sigmurethra		Endangered	None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Oecetis gilva caddis fly (South Esk River)	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None
Onchotelson brevicaudatus Isopod (Great Lake & Shannon Lagoon)	Isopoda	Great Lake Crustaceans (PDF 692Kb)	Rare	None
Onchotelson spatulatus Isopod (Great Lake)	Isopoda	Great Lake Crustaceans (PDF 692Kb)	Endangered	None
Oreisplanus munionga larana see Hesperilla munionga larana
Oreixenica ptunarra Ptnurra brown butterfly	Lepidoptera	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Ptunarra brown butterfly Listing Statement (PDF 685Kb)	Endangered	Endangered
Orphninotrichia maculata caddis fly (Wedge River)	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None
Orthotrichia adornata caddis fly (Derwent River)	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None
Oxyethira mienica caddis fly (Ouse River)	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Parvotettix rangaensis RangaCave cricket	Orthoptera	Parvotettix rangaensis Listing Statement (PDF 812Kb)	Rare	None
Parvotettix whinrayi Whinray's cave cricket	Orthoptera		Rare	None
Parvulastra vivipara Tasmanian live-bearing seastar	Asterinidae	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile Tasmanian Live-bearing Seastar Listing Statement (PDF 651Kb)	Endangered	Vulnerable
Pasmaditta jungermanniae Cataract Gorge snail, Cataract Gorge pinhead snail	Sigmurethra		Vulnerable	None
Patiriella littoralis Derwent River seastar	Asterinidae	Commonwealth SPRAT Profile	Endangered	Critically Endangered
Patiriella vipipara see Parvulastra vivipara
Phrantela annamurrayae Waratah Road freshwater snail	Mesogastropoda		Rare	None
Phrantela conica Hydrobiid snail (Little Henty River)	Mesogastropoda		Rare	None
Phrantela marginata Hydrobiid Snail (Heazlewood River)	Mesogastropoda		Rare	None
Phrantela pupiformis Hydrobiid snail (Tyenna River	Mesogastropoda		Rare	None
Plesiothele fentoni Lake Fenton trapdoor spider	Aranae	Lake fenton trapdoor spider listing statement (PDF 745Kb)	Endangered	None
Pseudalmenus chlorinda myrsilus Tasmanian hairstreak (butterfly)	Lepidoptera		Rare	None
Pseudotyrannochthonius typhlus cave pseudoscorpion (Mole Creek)	Pseodoscorpionida	Mole Creek Cave Pseudoscorpion Listing Statement (PDF 100Kb)	Rare	None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Ramiheithrus kocinus caddis fly	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None
Roblinella agnewi see Exuisitiropa agnewi

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Schayera baiulus Schayer's grasshopper	Orthoptera	Schayera baiulus (Schayer's Grasshopper) (PDF 595Kb)	Endangered	None
Scopula achroa saltmarsh looper moth	Lepidoptera	Listing Statement - Scopula achroa, Saltmarsh Looper Moth (PDF 511Kb)	Vulnerable	None
Smilasterias tasmaniae Bruny Island seastar	Asterinidae	Smilasterias tasmaniae listing statement (PDF 749Kb)	Endangered	None
Speleoptettix craggiensis Craggy cave cricket Formerly Cavernotettix craggiensis	Orthoptera	Cavernotettix craggiensis Listing Statement (PDF 834Kb)	Rare	None
Stenopsychodes lineata caddis fly (Bluff Hill Creek)	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Tasimia drepana caddis fly (Huon & Picton Rivers)	Trichoptera	Caddis-fly Listing Statement (PDF 323Kb)	Rare	None
Taskiria mccubbini caddis fly (Lake Pedder)	Trichoptera	Lake Pedder and McCubbin's Caddis-flies Listing Statement (PDF 118Kb)	Endangered	None
Taskiropsyche lacustris caddis fly (Lake Pedder)	Trichoptera	Lake Pedder and McCubbin's Caddis-flies Listing Statement (PDF 118Kb)	Endangered	None
Tasmanipatus anophthalmus see Leucopatus anophthalmus
Tasmanipatus barretti giant velvet worm	Onychophora	North East Velvet Worms Listing Statement (PDF 106Kb)	Rare	None
Tasmanotrechus cockerilli cave beetle (Mole Creek)	Coleoptera	Mole Creek Cave Beetle Listing Statement (PDF 99Kb)	Rare	None
Tasmaphena lamproides see Austrorhytida lamproides
Tasniphargus tyleri Amphipod (Great Lake)	Amphipoda	Great Lake Crustaceans (PDF 692Kb)	Rare	None
Theclinesthes serpentata lavara chequered blue (butterfly)	Lepidoptera		Rare	None

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Species and common name	Order	Listing information	Tasmanian status	Commonwealth status
Uramphisopus pearsoni Isopod (Great Lake)	Isopoda	Great Lake Crustaceans (PDF 692Kb)	Rare	None

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