Threatened Species List - Vertebrate Animals

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The tables below contains a list of all vertebrate animal species (as at November 2015) 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.

Status - What these terms mean

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Sp​​​​ecies

Further R​​eading

Common​​ Name

G​ro​up

Status T​as

Statu​​s C​'th

Antechinus vandycki*

Listing Statement

​Tasman Peninsula Dusky Antechinus

​MAMMA​​LS

​​​v​

Arctocephalus forsteri

Further Information

​Long-nosed Fur Seal (previously known as New Zealand Fur Seal)

MAMMALS

r​

Arctocephalus trop​icalis

National Recovery Plan

Subantarctic Fur Seal

MAMMALS

e​

EN

​Balaenoptera ​borealis​

Sei Whale​

MAMMALS​

VU​

Balaenoptera musculus

Recovery Plan

Blue Whale

MAMMALS

e

EN

Balaenoptera physalus

Conservation Advice

Fin Whale

MAMMALS

v​

VU

​Brachiopsilus dianthus


​pink handfish

​FISH

e ​​

​EN​

Dasyurus maculatus maculatus

Recovery Plan

Spotted-tailed quoll

MAMMALS

r​

VU

​Dasyurus viverrinus

​Further Information

​Eastern Quoll (mainland)​

​MAMMALS

​EN

Eubalaena australis

Recovery Plan
Further Information

Southern Right Whale

MAMMALS

e

EN

Megaptera novaeangliae

Conservation Advice

Humpback Whale

MAMMALS

e

VU

Mirounga leonina

Further Information
National Recovery Plan

Southern Elephant Seal

MAMMALS

e

VU

Perameles gunnii gunnii


Eastern-barred Bandicoot

MAMMALS

VU​

Pseudomys novaehollandiae

Conservation Advice
Listing Statement

New Holland Mouse

MAMMALS

e​

VU

Sarcophilus harrisii

Conservation Advice
Further Information

Tasmanian devil

MAMMALS

e

EN

Thylacinus cynocephalus

Further Information

Thylacine

MAMMALS

x

EX

Acanthiza pusilla archibaldi

Recovery Plan

Brown Thornbill (King Island)

BIRDS

e​

EN​

Acanthornis magna greeniana

Recovery Plan
Further Information

Scrubtit (King Island)

BIRDS

e

CR

Accipiter novaehollandiae


Grey Goshawk

BIRDS

e

Alcedo azurea diemenensis see Ceyx azureus diemenensis

Aquila audax fleayi

Further Information
Recovery Plan

Wedge-tailed Eagle

BIRDS

e

EN

Botaurus poiciloptilus

Australasian Bittern

BIRDS

EN

​Calidris ferruginea 

Further Information

​Curlew Sandpiper

​BIRDS

​CR

Ceyx azureus diemenensis

Listing Statement
Conservation Advice​

Tasmanian Azure Kingfisher

BIRDS

e

EN

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae erythrotis

Macquarie Island Parakeet

BIRDS

x

EX

Diomedea exulans

National Recovery Plan

Wandering Albatross

BIRDS

e

VU

Dromaius minor

King Island Emu

BIRDS

x

EX

Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis

Tasmanian Emu

BIRDS

x

EX

Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis

Macquarie Island Rail

BIRDS

x

EX

Haliaeetus leucogaster

Recovery Plan

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

BIRDS

v

Halobaena caerulea

Conservation Advice​

Blue Petrel

BIRDS

v​

VU​

​Hirundapus caudacutus

White-throated Needletail​

BIRDS​

VU​

Lathamus discolor

Further Information
Recovery Plan

Swift Parrot

BIRDS

e​

CR

Leucocarbo atriceps purpurascens

National Recovery Plan

Macquarie Island Shag

BIRDS

v

VU

Macronectes giganteus

National Recovery Plan

Southern Giant Petrel

BIRDS

v

EN

Macronectes halli

National Recovery Plan

Northern Giant Petrel

BIRDS

r

VU

Neophema chrysogaster

Listing Statement
National Recove​ry Plan
Further information 

Orange-bellied Parrot

BIRDS

e

CR

Numenius madagascariensis

Further Information
Conservation Advice

Eastern Curlew

BIRDS

e

CR

Oceanites oceanicus


Wilson's Storm Petrel

BIRDS

r

Pachyptila turtur subantarctica

Conservation Advice

Fairy Prion southern sub-species

BIRDS

e

VU

Pardalotus quadragintus

Listing Statement
Recovery Plan

Forty-spotted Pardalote

BIRDS

e

EN

Phoebetria fusca

National Recovery Plan

Sooty Albatross

BIRDS

r

VU

Phoebetria palpebrata

National Recovery Plan

Light-mantled Albatross

BIRDS

v

Platycercus caledonicus brownii

Re​​covery Plan​​

Listing Statement
Further Information

King Island Green Rosella

BIRDS

v

VU

Podiceps cristatus

Great Crested Grebe

BIRDS

v

Procellaria cinerea


Grey Petrel

BIRDS

e

Pterodroma lessonii


White-headed Petrel

BIRDS

v

Pterodroma mollis

Conservation Advice
Listing Statement

Soft-plumaged Petrel

BIRDS

e

VU

Sterna albifrons sinensis see Sternula albifrons sinensis

Sterna nereis nereis see Sternula nereis nereis



Sterna striata

White-fronted Tern

BIRDS

v

Sterna vittata bethunei

Conservation Advice

Antarctic Tern

BIRDS

e

EN

Sternula albifrons sinensis

Little Tern

BIRDS

e

Sternula nereis nereis

Conservation Advice
Recovery Plan

Fairy Tern

BIRDS

v

VU

​Strepera fuliginosa colei

Conservation Advice​
Further Information

​​Black Currawong (King Island)

​BIRDS

​VU

Thalassarche cauta

Further Information
National Recovery Plan

Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross

BIRDS

v

EN​​

Thalassarche chrysostoma

National Recovery Plan

Grey-headed Albatross

BIRDS

e

EN​

Thalassarche melanophris

National Recovery Plan​

Black-browed Albatross

BIRDS

e

VU

​Thinornis cucullatus​ cucullatus​


​​Hooded Plover (Eastern)

BIRDS​

​VU​

​Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis see Thinornis cucullatus​



Tyto novaehollandiae castanops

Conservation Advice

Masked Owl

BIRDS

e

VU

Litoria raniformis

Listing Statement
Recovery Plan

Green and Gold Frog

AMPHIBIANS

v

VU

Limnodynastes peroni


Striped Marsh Frog

AMPHIBIANS

e

Caretta caretta

Recovery Plan

Loggerhead Turtle

REPTILES

e

EN

​Carinascincus palfreymani

Listing StatementRecovery Plan

Conservation Advice​

Pedra Branca Skink​

REPTILES​

​e

VU​

Chelonia mydas

Recovery Plan

Green Turtle

REPTILES

v

VU

Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation Advice

Leathery Turtle

REPTILES

v

EN​

Eretmochelys imbricata

Recovery Plan

Hawksbill Turtle

REPTILES

v

VU

Niveoscincus palfreymani see Carinascincus palfreymani


Pseudemoia pagenstecheri


Tussock Skink

REPTILES

v

Pseudemoia rawlinsoni

Listing Statement

Glossy Grass Skink

REPTILES

r

Brachionichthys hirsutus

Listing Statement
Recovery Plan

Spotted Handfish

FISH

e

CR

​Brachiopsilus dianthus


​Pink Handfish

​FISH

​listing as endangered (pending​)​

​Brachiopsilus ziebelli

Listing Statement
Recovery Plan

​Ziebell's Handfish

​FISH

​e

​VU

Carcharodon carcharias

Recovery Plan

Great White Shark

FISH

v

VU

Galaxias auratus

Recovery Plan

Golden Galaxias

FISH

r​

EN

Galaxias fontanus

Listing Statement
Recovery Plan

Swan Galaxias

FISH

e

EN

Galaxias johnstoni

Listing Statement
Recovery Plan

Clarence Galaxias

FISH

e

EN

Galaxias parvus

Recovery Plan

Swamp Galaxias

FISH

v

VU

Galaxias pedderensis

Recovery Plan

Pedder Galaxias

FISH

e

EW

Galaxias tanycephalus

Listing Statement
Recovery Plan

Saddled Galaxias

FISH

v

VU

Galaxiella pusilla

Recovery Plan

Dwarf Galaxias

FISH

v

VU

Paragalaxias dissimilis

Recovery Plan

Shannon Paragalaxias

FISH

v

VU

Paragalaxias eleotroides

Recovery Plan

Great Lake Paragalaxias

FISH

v

VU

Paragalaxias julianus

Recovery Plan

Western Paragalaxias

FISH

r

Paragalaxias mesotes

Recovery Plan

Arthurs Paragalaxias

FISH

e

EN

Prototroctes maraena

Recovery Plan
Listing Statement

Australian Grayling

FISH

v

VU

Raja sp. L. see Zearaja maugeana




​Seriolella brama 

​Furt​her Information

​Blue Warehou

​FISH

​CD

​Sympterichthys unipennis

​​

​S​​mooth Handfish

FISH​

listing as endangered (presumed extinct),

decis​ion pending​


Thunnus maccoyii

Further Information

Southern Bluefin Tuna

FISH


CD

​Thymichthys politus

Listing Statement

Recovery Plan

​Red Handfish

​FISH

​e​

​CR​

Zearaja maugeana

Listing statement

Maugean skate (previously Port Davey Skate)

FISH

e

EN