Threatened fauna Murrindindi Shire
Note: This page is intended to provide an overview of all known (including historic) records of fauna in the Murrindindi Shire which are considered threatened under under the Commonwealth EPBC Act 1999 and Victorian FFG Threatened List 2025.
- 46 species of threatened birds (31 recorded since 2000)
- 15 species of threatened mammals (14 recorded since 2000)
- 7 species of threatened fish (7 recorded since 2000)
- 7 species of threatened reptiles (5 recorded since 2000)
- 5 species of threatened amphibians (5 recorded since 2000)
- 6 species of threatened invertebrates (5 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 |
| th | Threatened |
| Threatened fauna not recorded in Murrindindi Shire since 2000 |
Common name | Scientific name | Conservation status | |||
Date last recorded in Murrindindi Shire (up to 2025) | |||||
Murrindindi Shire – threatened birds | |||||
| Australasian Bittern | Botaurus poiciloptilus | EN cr | 1979 | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | Anas rhynchotis | vu | 2018 | ||
| Australian Bustard | Ardeotis australis | cr | 1843 | ||
| Australian Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus dubius | en | 1989 | ||
| Australian Painted Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis australis | EN cr | 1980 | ||
| Azure Kingfisher | Alcedo azurea | n/a | |||
| Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla palustris | n/a | |||
| Barking Owl | Ninox connivens | cr | 2022 | ||
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | EN en | 1965 | ||
| Black Falcon | Falco subniger | cr | 2019 | ||
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis | vu | 2000 | ||
| Blue-winged Parrot | Neophema chrysostoma | VU vu | 2025 | ||
| Brolga | Grus rubicunda | en | 1843 | ||
| Brown Treecreeper | Climacteris picumnus victoriae | VU vu | 2025 | ||
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius | cr | 1976 | ||
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | vu | 2004 | ||
| Chestnut-rumped Heathwren | Calamanthus pyrrhopygius | vu | 1990 | ||
| Crested Bellbird | Oreoica gutturalis | en | 1971 | ||
| Diamond Firetail | Stagonopleura guttata | VU vu | 2018 | ||
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea modesta | vu | 2019 | ||
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | n/a | |||
| Gang-gang Cockatoo | Callocephalon fimbriatum | EN en | 2025 | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | n/a | |||
| Grey Goshawk | Accipiter novaehollandiae | en | 2018 | ||
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike | Coracina maxima | en | 1903 | ||
| Helmeted Honeyeater | Lichenostomus melanops cassidix | CR cr | 1934 | ||
| Hooded Robin | Melanodryas cucullata | EN en | 2023 | ||
| Latham's Snipe | Gallinago hardwickii | VU vu | 2020 | ||
| Lewin's Rail | Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis | vu | 2021 | ||
| Little Button-quail | Turnix velox | n/a | |||
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides | vu | 2020 | ||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | en | 2018 | ||
| Magpie Goose | Anseranas semipalmata | vu | 2006 | ||
| Masked Owl | Tyto novaehollandiae novaehollandiae | cr | 2021 | ||
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata | vu | 2023 | ||
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | n/a | |||
| Painted Honeyeater | Grantiella picta | VU vu | 2017 | ||
| Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | n/a | |||
| Pilotbird | Pycnoptilus floccosus | VU vu | 2025 | ||
| Plumed Egret | Ardea intermedia plumifera | cr | 2017 | ||
| Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | vu | 2025 | ||
| Regent Honeyeater | Anthochaera phrygia | CR cr | 2003 | ||
| Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | n/a | |||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | VU vu | 1971 | ||
| Southern Whiteface | Aphelocephala leucopsis | VU vu | 2014 | ||
| Sooty Owl | Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa | en | 2025 | ||
| Speckled Warbler | Chthonicola sagittatus | en | 2009 | ||
| Spotted Harrier | Circus assimilis | n/a | |||
| Spotted Quail-thrush | Cinclosoma punctatum | n/a | |||
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura | vu | 2021 | ||
| Superb Parrot | Polytelis swainsonii | VU en | 1843 | ||
| Swift Parrot | Lathamus discolor | CR cr | 1843 | ||
| Turquoise Parrot | Neophema pulchella | vu | 1994 | ||
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybridus | n/a | |||
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | en | 2022 | ||
| White-browed Treecreeper | Climacteris affinis | en | 2018 | ||
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | VU vu | 2020 | ||
Murrindindi Shire – threatened mammals | |||||
| Broad-toothed Rat | Mastacomys fuscus mordicus | EN en | 2025 | ||
| Brush-tailed Phascogale | Phascogale tapoatafa | vu | 2024 | ||
| Common Dunnart | Sminthopsis murina murina | vu | 2023 | ||
| Dingo | Canis lupus dingo | vu | 2025 | ||
| Eastern Bent-wing Bat | Miniopterus orianae oceanensis | cr | 2018 | ||
| Eastern Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus megaphyllus megaphyllus | en | 2017 | ||
| Eastern Pygmy-possum | Cercartetus nanus | n/a | |||
| Grey-headed Flying-fox | Pteropus poliocephalus | VU vu | 2024 | ||
| Leadbeater's Possum | Gymnobelideus leadbeateri | CR cr | 2025 | ||
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | vu | 2024 | ||
| Smoky Mouse | Pseudomys fumeus | EN en | 2024 | ||
| Southern Greater Glider | Petauroides volans | EN en | 2025 | ||
| Southern Myotis (bat) | Myotis macropus | n/a | |||
| Spot-tailed Quoll | Dasyurus maculatus maculatus | EN en | 2024 | ||
| White-footed Dunnart | Sminthopsis leucopus | vu | 2024 | ||
| White-footed Rabbit-rat | Conilurus albipes | EX ex | 1846 | ||
| Yellow-bellied Glider | Petaurus australis australis | VU vu | 2025 | ||
Murrindindi Shire – threatened fishes | |||||
| Barred Galaxias | Galaxias fuscus | EN cr | 2025 | ||
| Bluenose Cod (Trout Cod) | Maccullochella macquariensis | EN en | 2001 | ||
| Flat-headed Galaxias | Galaxias rostratus | CR cr | 2022 | ||
| Macquarie Perch | Macquaria australasica | EN en | 2024 | ||
| Murray Cod | Maccullochella peelii | VU en | 2019 | ||
| Golden Perch | Macquaria ambigua | n/a | |||
| Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon | Mogurnda adspersa | cr | 2024 | ||
| Southern Pygmy Perch | Nannoperca australis (Murray-Darling lineage) | VU vu | 2002 | ||
Murrindindi Shire – threatened reptiles & amphibians | |||||
Reptiles | |||||
| Alpine Bog Skink | Pseudemoia cryodroma | EN en | 2020 | ||
| Bearded Dragon | Pogona barbata | vu | 1969 | ||
| Eastern Snake-necked Turtle | Chelodina longicollis | n/a | |||
| Glossy Grass Skink | Pseudemoia rawlinsoni | en | 1902 | ||
| Murray River Turtle | Emydura macquarii | cr | 2025 | ||
| Striped Legless Lizard | Delma impar | VU en | 2021 | ||
| Tree Goanna (Lace Monitor) | Varanus varius | en | 2025 | ||
| Tussock Skink | Pseudemoia pagenstecheri | en | 1988 | ||
Amphibians | |||||
| Alpine Tree Frog | Litoria verreauxii alpina | VU cr | 2011 | ||
| Brown Toadlet | Pseudophryne bibronii | en | 2022 | ||
| Dendy's Toadlet | Pseudophryne dendyi | n/a | |||
| Growling Grass Frog | Litoria raniformis | VU vu | 2001 | ||
| Southern Toadlet | Pseudophryne semimarmorata | en | 2011 | ||
| Spotted Tree Frog | Litoria spenceri | CR cr | 2021 | ||
Murrindindi Shire – threatened invertebrates | |||||
| Alpine Darner Dragonfly | Austroaeschna flavomaculata | vu | 2002 | ||
| Ancient Greenling Damselfly | Hemiphlebia mirabilis | en | 2014 | ||
| Caddisfly | Archaeophylax canarus | n/a | |||
| Golden Sun Moth | Synemon plana | VU vu | 2018 | ||
| Silky Hairstreak Butterfly | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus | n/a | |||
Crustacea | |||||
| Copeopod | Attheyella (Delachauxiella) dedeckkeri | en | 1987 | ||
| Curve-tail Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus curvisuturus | en | 2021 | ||
| Gippsland Burrowing Crayfish | Engaeus hemicirratulus | n/a | |||
| Murray Spiny Crayfish | Euastacus armatus | VU th | 2024 | ||
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.