Threatened fauna Latrobe City
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known (including historic) records of fauna in the City of Latrobe which are considered threatened under the Commonwealth EPBC Act 1999 and Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 32 species of threatened birds (26 recorded since 2000)
- 12 species of threatened mammals (6 recorded since 2000)
- 6 species of threatened fish (4 recorded since 2000)
- 3 species of threatened reptiles (3 recorded since 2000)
- 2 species of threatened amphibians (2 recorded since 2000)
- 8 species of threatened invertebrates (2 recorded 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 |
| Threatened fauna not recorded in Latrobe City since 2000 |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | ||
| Last recorded in Latrobe City (up to 2025) | ||||
Latrobe City – threatened birds | ||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 2003 | |
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2021 | |
| Australian Little Bittern | Ixobrychus dubius | en | 2018 | |
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | ||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 2009 | |
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2004 | |
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2021 | |
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2023 | |
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 1916 | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | vu | 2017 | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | vu | 2006 | |
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 1980 | |
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2022 | |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | ||
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa | en | 2018 | |
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 2024 | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | ||
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | en | 2004 | |
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 1999 | |
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2024 | |
| Lewin's Rail | Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis | vu | 2023 | |
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2019 | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta nigripes | en | 2021 | |
| Masked Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | cr | 2020 | |
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2021 | |
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | ||
| Pilotbird | Pycnoptilus floccosus | VU vu | 2019 | |
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2018 | |
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2022 | |
| Regent Honeyeater | Anthochaera phrygia | CR cr | 1979 | |
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | n/a | ||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 1978 | |
| Sooty Owl | Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa | en | 2008 | |
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | ||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | n/a | ||
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | cr | 1978 | |
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2024 | |
| White-browed Treecreeper | Climacteris affinis | en | 2004 | |
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2019 | |
Latrobe City – threatened mammals | ||||
| Broad-toothed Rat | Mastacomys fuscus mordicus | EN en | 1700's | |
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | vu | 1967 | |
| Dingo | Canis lupus dingo | vu | 2021 | |
| Eastern Bent-wing Bat | Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | cr | 1990 | |
| Eastern Quoll | Dasyurus viverrinus | EN ex | 1899 | |
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2025 | |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2024 | |
| Southern Brown Bandicoot | Isoodon obesulus obesulus | EN en | 1978 | |
| Southern Greater Glider | Petauroides volans | EN en | 2024 | |
| Spot-tailed Quoll | Dasyurus maculatus maculatus | EN en | 1975 | |
| White-footed Dunnart | Sminthopsis leucopus | vu | 2023 | |
| Yellow-bellied Glider | Petaurus australis australis | VU vu | 2018 | |
Latrobe City – threatened fishes | ||||
| Australian Grayling | Prototroctes maraena | VU vu | 2010 | |
| Dwarf Galaxias | Galaxiella pusilla | EN en | 2025 | |
| Flinders Pygmy Perch | Nannoperca sp. 1 | vu | 2025 | |
| Lamprey (Non-parasitic) | Non-parasitic | en | 1983 | |
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 1929 | |
| 'Morwell' Galaxias | Galaxias sp. 15 | CR cr | 2023 | |
Latrobe City – threatened reptiles & amphibians | ||||
Reptiles | ||||
| Eastern Snakenecked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | n/a | ||
| Glossy Grass Skink | Pseudemoia rawlinsoni | en | 2024 | |
| Swamp Skink | Lissolepis coventryi | EN en | 2007 | |
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | en | 2016 | |
Amphibians | ||||
| Dendy's Toadlet | Pseudophryne dendyi | n/a | ||
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2010 | |
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | en | 2023 | |
Latrobe City – threatened invertebrates | ||||
| Aquatic Invertebrate (caddisfly) | Ecnomus nibbor | n/a | ||
| Aquatic Invertebrate (caddisfly) | Tanjistomella verna | en | 1980 | |
| Large Ant Blue (butterfly) | Acrodipsas brisbanensis | en | 1700's | |
| Heath Sand-skipper Butterfly | Antipodia chaostola chares | n/a | ||
| Two-spotted Grass-skipper Butterfly | Pasma tasmanica | en | 1943 | |
| Silky Hairstreak Butterfly | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus | n/a | ||
| Yellow Ochre Butterfly | Trapezites luteus luteus | en | 1972 | |
Crustacea | ||||
| Narracan Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus phyllocercus | en | 1964 | |
| South Gippsland Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus karnanga | en | 2021 | |
| South Gippsland Spiny Crayfish | Euastacus neodiversus | en | 2020 | |
| Strzelecki Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus rostrogaleatus | en | 1999 | |
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.