Threatened fauna Mitchell Shire
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known (including historic) records of fauna in the Mitchell Shire which are considered threatened under the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2021.
- 47 species of threatened birds
- 12 species of threatened mammals
- 8 species of threatened fish
- 4 species of threatened reptiles
- 3 species of threatened amphibians
- 9 species of threatened invertebrates
Victorian conservation status | |
| EX | Extinct |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
| EN | Endangered |
| VU | Vulnerable |
| Th | Threatened |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | ||
| Victorian FFG threatened list | ||||
Mitchell Shire – threatened birds | ||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | CR | ||
| Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis | CR | ||
| Australian Painted Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis australis | CR | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | VU | ||
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | - | ||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | - | ||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | CR | ||
| Black-eared Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx osculans | - | ||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | CR | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | CR | ||
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | VU | ||
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | EN | ||
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | - | ||
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | CR | ||
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | VU | ||
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Calamanthus pyrrhopygius | VU | ||
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN | ||
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | VU | ||
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | EN | ||
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | CR | ||
| Diamond Dove | Geopelia cuneata | VU | ||
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU | ||
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | VU | ||
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | - | ||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | EN | ||
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | - | ||
| Grey-crowned Babbler | Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis | VU | ||
| Grey Falcon | Falco hypoleucos | VU | ||
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | EN | ||
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica macrotarsa | EN | ||
| Hardhead | Aythya australis | VU | ||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | VU | ||
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | - | ||
| Lewin's Rail | Rallus pectoralis | VU | ||
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | - | ||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | VU | ||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | EN | ||
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | VU | ||
| Malleefowl | Leipoa ocellata | VU | ||
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | VU | ||
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | - | ||
| Painted Honeyeater | Grantiella picta | VU | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | - | ||
| Plains-wanderer | Pedionomus torquatus | CR | ||
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | CR | ||
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | VU | ||
| Purple-gaped Honeyeater | Lichenostomus cratitius | VU | ||
| Red-backed Kingfisher | Todiramphus pyrropygia pyrropygia | - | ||
| Red-chested Button-quail | Turnix pyrrhothorax | EN | ||
| Regent Honeyeater | Xanthomyza phrygia | CR | ||
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | - | ||
| Sooty Owl | Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa | EN | ||
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittata | EN | ||
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | - | ||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | - | ||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | VU | ||
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR | ||
| Turquoise Parrot | Neophema pulchella | VU | ||
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | - | ||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | EN | ||
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU | ||
Mitchell Shire – threatened mammals | ||||
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | VU | ||
| Common Dunnart | Sminthopsis murina | VU | ||
| Eastern Bettong | Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi | EX | ||
| Eastern Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus megaphyllus megaphyllus | EN | ||
| Fat-tailed Dunnart | Sminthopsis crassicaudata | VU | ||
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | VU | ||
| Southern Bettong | Bettongia gaimardi gaimardi | EX | ||
| Southern Brown Bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus obesulus | EN | ||
| Southern Greater Glider | Petauroides volans | VU | ||
| Southern Myotis (bat) | Myotis macropus | - | ||
| Spot-tailed Quoll | Dasyurus maculatus maculatus | EN | ||
| Squirrel Glider | Petaurus norfolcensis | VU | ||
| White-footed Rabbit-rat | Conilurus albipes | EX | ||
| Yellow-bellied Glider | Petaurus australis australis | EN | ||
Mitchell Shire – threatened fish | ||||
| Australian Grayling | Prototroctes maraena | EN | ||
| Barred Galaxias | Galaxias fuscus | CR | ||
| Bluenose Cod (Trout Cod) | Maccullochella macquariensis | CR | ||
| Flat-headed Galaxias | Galaxias rostratus | VU | ||
| Freshwater Catfish | Tandanus tandanus | EN | ||
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | - | ||
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN | ||
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | EN | ||
| Southern Pygmy Perch | Nannoperca australis (Murray-Darling lineage) | VU | ||
Mitchell Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | VU | ||
| Brown Toadlet | Pseudophryne bibronii | EN | ||
| Eastern Snake-necked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | - | ||
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU | ||
| Lace Monitor | Varanus varius | EN | ||
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | EN | ||
| Striped Legless Lizard | Delma impar | EN | ||
| Tussock Skink | Pseudemoia pagenstecheri | EN | ||
| Woodland Blind Snake | Ramphotyphlops proximus | - | ||
Mitchell Shire – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Amethyst Hairstreak Butterfly | Jalmenus icilius | EN | ||
| Centropagid copepod | Calamoecia australis | VU | ||
| Genoveva Blue Butterfly | Ogyris genoveva | EN | ||
| Golden Sun Moth | Synemon plana | VU | ||
| Inland Ringtail Damselfly | Austrolestes aridus | - | ||
| Jewel Beetle | Temognatha flavocincta | VU | ||
| Large Ant Blue Butterfly | Acrodipsas brisbanensis | EN | ||
| Small Ant Blue Butterfly | Acrodipsas myrmecophila | CR | ||
| Yellow Ochre Butterfly | Trapezites luteus luteus | EN | ||
Crustacea | ||||
| Murray Spiny Crayfish | Euastacus armatus | Th | ||
Note: - blank spaces indicate species previously on Advisory Lists which have been reassessed as not threatened in Victoria.
Data Source: Information in this table has been derived from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA), Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning, Victoria, 2021. Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act Threatened List (FFG Threatened List, June 2023). Advisory List of Threatened Invertebrate Fauna in Victoria (2009), Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria (2013) and Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning.