Endangered Rainforest Animals

Information on Endangered Rainforest Animals

By Timmy_Toucan

Rainforests are the most species rich ecosystems on the Earth. Here is some information on endangered animals in the rainforest in Australia.

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Endangered Animals in the Rainforest: Mammals
Endangered mammals in Australian tropics include northern subspecies of spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus gracilis); bare-rumped sheathtail bat (Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus); Sharman's rock-wallaby (Petrogale sharmani); mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis); northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) and greater large-eared horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus philippinensis).

By GregTheBusker

Rare mammals are Atherton antechinus (Antechinus godmani); reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros diadema); Bennett's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus); Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi); Mareeba rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba); lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides); green ringtail possum (Pseudochirops archeri); Daintree River ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus cinereus); Herbert River ringtail possum (Pseudochirulus herbertensis) and golden-tipped bat (Kerivoula papuensis).

Those classified vurnerable are coastal sheathtail bat (Taphozous australis); fawn leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros cervinus); ghost bat (Macroderma gigas); yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis) and tube-nosed insectivorous bat (Murina florium).

Endangered Rainforest Animals: Birds
Endangered Australian tropical birds are red goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus); southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii); little tern (Sterna albifrons); regent honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia); gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae) and swift parrot (Lathamus discolor). Rare tropical birds are grey goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae); square-tailed kite (Lophoictinia isura); cotton pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus); freckled duck (Stictonetta naevosa), radjah shelduck (Tadorna radjah); white-rumped swiftlet (Collocalia spodiopygius); black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus); grey falcon (Falco hypoleucos); sooty oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta); black-chinned honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis); laetior golden-backed honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis); blue-faced parrot-finch (Erythrura trichroa); pictorella mannikin (Heteromunia pectoralis); Lewin's rail (Rallus pectoralis) eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis); sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa); beach stone-curlew (Esacus neglectus) and glossy black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami).

By Andy_Mitchell_UK

Vurnerable species include crimson finch (Neochmia phaeton); eastern subspecies of iredalei crimson finch (Neochmia phaeton); macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma); southern subspecies of rufous owl (Ninox rufa queenslandica); powerful owl (Ninox strenua); black-breasted button-quail (Turnix melanogaster); buff-breasted button-quail (Turnix olivii) and northern subspecies of kimberli masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae).

By Christian_Haugen

Endangered Animals in the Rainforest: Reptiles
There are no reptiles among endangered rainforest animals in Australia.

Rare reptiles include common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus); yellow-naped snake (Furina barnardi); robust burrowing snake (Simoselaps warro); rusty monitor (Varanus semiremex) and some species like Nactus galgajuga; Delma mitella; Calyptotis thorntonensis; Carlia scirtetis; Coeranoscincus frontalis; Eulamprus frerei; Eulamprus tigrinus; Glaphyromorphus mjobergi; Lampropholis robertsi; Techmarscincus jigurru and Ramphotyphlops broomi).

Vurnerable Australian tropical reptiles include estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) and yakka skink (Egernia rugosa).

Endangered Rainforest Animals: Frogs
Endangered species of frogs in Australian tropics are Little Waterfall Frog (Litoria lorica); waterfall frog (Litoria nannotis); mountain mistfrog (Litoria nyakalensis); common mistfrog (Litoria rheocola); Australian lacelid (Nyctimystes dayi); sharp snouted dayfrog (Taudactylus acutirostris) and northern tinkerfrog (Taudactylus rheophilus).

Rare species include tapping green eyed frog (Litoria genimaculata); whirring treefrog (Litoria revelata) peeping whistlefrog (Austrochaperina fryi); robust whistlefrog (Austrochaperina robusta) tapping nursery-frog (Cophixalus aenigma); buzzing nurseryfrog (Cophixalus bombiens) beautiful nursery-frog (Cophixalus concinnus); dainty nurseryfrog (Cophixalus exiguus); rattling nurseryfrog (Cophixalus hosmeri); creaking nurseryfrog (Cophixalus infacetus) and mountain nurseryfrog (Cophixalus monticola).

Vurnerable frogs are and Bellenden Ker nurseryfrog (Cophixalus neglectus) and Black Mountain boulderfrog (Cophixalus saxatilis).

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