Threatened fauna Baw Baw Shire
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known records (including historic records) and date of last record of fauna in Baw Baw Shire which are considered threatened under the Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 39 species of threatened birds (28 since 2000)
- 17 species of threatened mammals (14 since 2000)
- 8 species of threatened fish (4 since 2000)
- 4 species of threatened reptiles (4 since 2000)
- 7 species of threatened amphibians (4 since 2000)
- 10 species of threatened invertebrates (8 since 2000)
Conservation status | |
| Australia (EPBC Act 1999) | |
| EX | Extinct |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
| EN | Endangered |
| VU | Vulnerable |
| P | Poorly known |
| Victorian FFG Threatened List status | |
| ex | Extinct |
| cr | Critically Endangered |
| en | Endangered |
| vu | Vulnerable |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | ||
| Last recorded in Victoria up to 2026 | ||||
Baw Baw Shire – threatened birds | ||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 2001 | |
| Australian Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus dubius | en | 1905 | |
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2020 | |
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | ||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | n/a | ||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 2021 | |
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2002 | |
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2023 | |
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2020 | |
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 2018 | |
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Calamanthus pyrrhopygius | vu | 1998 | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | EN en | 1987 | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | vu | 2006 | |
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | en | 2020 | |
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 1998 | |
| Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | CR cr | 1934 | |
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2023 | |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | ||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 2019 | |
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 2025 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | ||
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | en | 2020 | |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica macrotarsa | en | 1978 | |
| Helmeted Honeyeater | Lichenostomus melanops cassidix | CR cr | 2012 | |
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 1999 | |
| King Quail | Coturnix chinensis victoriae | en | 1911 | |
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2019 | |
| Lewin's Rail | Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis | vu | 2012 | |
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2005 | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | en | 2018 | |
| Masked Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | cr | 2024 | |
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2023 | |
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | ||
| Pacific Gull | Larus pacificus pacificus | n/a | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | ||
| Pilotbird | Pycnoptilus floccosus | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2000 | |
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2024 | |
| Regent Honeyeater | Anthochaera phrygia | CR cr | 1966 | |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 2009 | |
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | n/a | ||
| Sooty Owl | Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa | en | 2023 | |
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittatus | en | 1966 | |
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | ||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | n/a | ||
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR cr | 1980 | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | - | ||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2021 | |
| White-browed Treecreeper | Climacteris affinis | en | 2020 | |
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2020 | |
Baw Baw Shire – threatened mammals | ||||
| Broad-toothed Rat | Mastacomys fuscus mordicus | EN en | 2023 | |
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | vu | 2006 | |
| Common Bent-wing Bat (eastern ssp.) | Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | cr | 2021 | |
| Common Dunnart | Sminthopsis murina murina | vu | 1968 | |
| Dingo | Canis lupus dingo | vu | 2024 | |
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | n/a | ||
| Eastern Quoll | Dasyurus viverrinus | EN ex | 1900 | |
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2025 | |
| Leadbeater's Possum | Gymnobelideus leadbeateri | CR cr | 2025 | |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2024 | |
| Rufous-bellied Pademelon | Thylogale billardierii | Th | 1830 | |
| Smoky Mouse | Pseudomys fumeus | EN en | 2023 | |
| Southern Brown Bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus obesulus | EN en | 2024 | |
| Southern Greater Glider | Petauroides volans | EN en | 2024 | |
| Southern Myotis | Myotis macropus | n/a | ||
| Spot-tailed Quoll | Dasyurus maculatus maculatus | EN en | 2018 | |
| White-footed Dunnart | Sminthopsis leucopus | vu | 2025 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat | Saccolaimus flaviventris | vu | 2002 | |
| Yellow-bellied Glider | Petaurus australis australis | VU vu | 2024 | |
Baw Baw Shire – threatened fishes | ||||
| Australian Grayling | Prototroctes maraena | VU vu | 2023 | |
| Dwarf Galaxias | Galaxiella pusilla | EN en | 2024 | |
| Flinders Pygmy Perch | Nannoperca sp. 1 | vu | 2025 | |
| Freshwater Catfish | Tandanus tandanus | en | 1993 | |
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 1993 | |
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | VU en | 1992 | |
| Murray River Rainbowfish | Melanotaenia fluviatilis | en | 1981 | |
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | n/a | ||
| West Gippsland Galaxias | Galaxias longifundus | CR cr | 2023 | |
Baw Baw Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
| Alpine Bog Skink | Pseudemoia cryodroma | EN en | 2016 | |
| Alpine Tree Frog | Litoria verreauxii alpina | VU cr | 1982 | |
| Baw Baw Frog | Philoria frosti | CR cr | 2011 | |
| Dendy's Toadlet | Pseudophryne dendyi | n/a | ||
| Giant Burrowing Frog | Heleioporus australiacus | EN cr | 1966 | |
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Murray River Turtle | Emydura macquarii | cr | 2025 | |
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | en | 2021 | |
| Spotted Tree Frog | Litoria spenceri | CR cr | 1980 | |
| Swamp Skink | Lissolepis coventryi | EN en | 2013 | |
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | en | 2023 | |
Baw Baw Shire – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Alpine Darner Dragonfly | Austroaeschna flavomaculata | vu | 2016 | |
| Aquatic Invertebrate (copepod) | Canthocamptus sublaevis | n/a | ||
| Aquatic Invertebrate (copepod) | Attheyella (Delachauxiella) dedeckkeri | en | 1987 | |
| Aquatic Invertebrate (caddisfly) | Tanjistomella verna | en | 2012 | |
| Aquatic Invertebrate (caddisfly) | Archaeophylax canarus | n/a | ||
| Aquatic Invertebrate (stonefly) | Thaumatoperla robusta | n/a | ||
| Curve-tail Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus curvisuturus | en | 1982 | |
| Giant Gippsland Earthworm | Megascolides australis | VU en | 2022 | |
| Narracan Corrugated Mussel | Hyridella narracanensis | en | 2022 | |
| Heath Sand-skipper Butterfly | Antipodia chaostola chares | n/a | ||
| Narracan Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus phyllocercus | en | 2021 | |
| Silky Hairstreak Butterfly | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus | n/a | ||
| South Gippsland Spiny Crayfish | Euastacus neodiversus | en | 2025 | |
Tubercle Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus tuberculatus | en | 2023 | |
| Warragul Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus sternalis | cr | 2025 | |
n/a - species previously on Advisory Lists (2009 & 2013) which have since been reassessed as not threatened in Victoria.
Data Source: Information in this table has been derived from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA), Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Victoria, 2026. Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 - Threatened List - September 2025 Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Victoria. 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) Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning 2013.