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| List of Threatened Species
Threatened Live Bearing Seastar
(Patiriella vivipara). Photo: S Bryant
Species listed under Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995
Process for Listing Threatened Species
Nomination Form
Notesheets
Listing Statements
Recovery Plans
Threatened Flora within Catchments and Local Government Areas
Further Information
Threatened Species Lists A-ZThe following lists outline all species on Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 . As nominations are being received all the time, the species or their status may have already changed. Where available, these lists contain links to listing statements and recovery plans.
(includes Notesheets, Listing Statements and Recovery Plans where available) | Threatened Plants Lists | Threatened Animals Lists | Vascular Plants
(Dicotyledons, Monocotyledons, Gymnosperms and Ferns, sorted in alphabetical order by scientific name) | Vertebrates
(Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish) | Non-Vascular Plants
(Bryophytes, Algae, Lichens, Liverwort) | Invertebrates
(Worms, Spiders, Crustacea, Butterflies/Moths, Caddisflies, Beetles, Snails, Starfish) |
More than 600 species of plant and animal are currently threatened in Tasmania and are listed on the Schedules of the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.
Threatened species are classified into three levels in Tasmania to reflect their risk of extinction. These are endangered, vulnerable or rare. Definitions of these terms are outlined in our What These Terms Mean web page.
More information on Tasmania's approach to conserving Tasmania's threatened species can be obtained from the Threatened Species Strategy.
Notesheets are prepared as a precursor to a Listing Statement and Recovery Plan to provide general information about a threatened species such as threats, identification and distribution. Notesheets for threatened flora can be viewed via the table above. For similar information on threatened fauna species, see the Threatened Fauna Handbook.
Listing Statements are required by legislation for all listed species. They are brief, A4 size documents providing distributional and biological data, recovery program information, actions carried out, actions required and illustrations. The quickest and most readily obtainable advice on threats and management of a particular species will be provided in Listing Statements. Listing Statements are used in place of Recovery Plans where the required recovery actions do not warrant preparation of a full recovery plan. Listing Statements can be viewed via the table above.
Species requiring individual long-term strategies or requiring complex planned management may be managed under a Recovery Plan with actions identified for several years. Recovery Plans will usually be prepared detailing the actions required for the recovery and long term security of one or more species or ecological communities for a period of five years. They will also usually detail the funds required to carry out these actions. Recovery Plans can be viewed via the table above.
The Threatened Flora CD is no longer available. Access to information previously available on the CD can be obtained through the table above.
Contact: Threatened Species Section - EnquiriesThreatened Species Section
3rd floor, 134 Macquarie Street
(GPO Box 44 Hobart 7001)
HOBART TAS 7000
Phone: 03 6233 8759
Fax: 03 6233 3477
Email: ThreatenedSpecies.Enquiries@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
 Department switchboard: 1300 368 550 (local call cost within Australia)
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