Useful wildlife resources

Queensland species lists, wildlife information and survey data can also be accessed from the following sites.

Applications

• Atlas of Living Australia
  Access species lists, distribution maps, records, notes and images for Australian wildlife.
• Australia’s Virtual Herbarium
  Access plant specimen data obtained from Australian herbaria collections including the Queensland Herbarium.
• Biomaps
  Online mapping system to access biodiversity related spatial layers and generate environmental reports for selected properties and drawn areas.
• Environmental reports online
  Generate environmental reports for a nominated property (Lot on Plan or street address), central coordinates or a tenure number.
• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
  Access animal specimen data obtained from Australian museum collections including the Queensland Museum.
• Regrowth benefits indicative map
  Interactive map to locate information about particular places (sites) and their suitability for regrowing native forest including biodiversity benefits for priority species.
• Search regional ecosystems descriptions
  Search the regional ecosystems database using the search form or by selecting a land zone within one of the bioregions.
• Species lists
  Generate species lists for Queensland’s protected areas, local government areas, forestry areas and nominated areas (using coordinates) from the WildNet database.
• Species profile search
  Find species information such as species names, notes and images and download species locations for Queensland’s native and naturalised plants and animals from the WildNet database.
• WetlandMaps
  Online mapping system to access wetland related spatial layers and generate environmental reports.
• WetlandSummary—facts and maps
  First-stop-shop for wetland information in Queensland providing a range of tools and resources to assist with the sustainable management of wetlands.

Data

• Aquatic Conservation Assessments (ACA) and AquaBaMMs
  Aquatic conservation assessments identify relative wetland conservation values within a specified study area.
• Biodiversity planning assessments
  Biodiversity planning assessments identify terrestrial ecological values within a bioregion.
• Census of Queensland flora
  Names, distributions and status of Queensland plants, algae, fungi, lichens and cyanobacteria, based on the Queensland Herbarium Herbrecs database.
• Conservation status of Queensland wildlife
  The names and conservation statuses of Queensland plants, fungi, protists, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and some fish and invertebrate groups based on the WildNet database.
• Generalised distribution and densities of Queensland wildlife
  Queensland species distributions and densities generalised to a 10 km grid resolution based on the WildNet database.
• Habitat suitability models series
  This dataset represents the current status of Habitat Suitability Models across Queensland.
• Herbarium specimen data - Herbrecs - Queensland
  A subset of the specimen label data derived from the Queensland Herbarium Herbrecs database.
• MapsOnline API
  Access the MapsOnline service that produces a range of spatially-referenced information as map and report products.
• Modelled potential habitat for selected threatened species in Queensland
  A geodatabase of modelled potential habitat shapefiles for selected threatened species in Queensland.
• Pest Central data
  Detailed spatial information on pest management activities in Queensland.
• Queensland Confidential Species
  The list of Queensland confidential species from the WildNet database.
• Queensland CORVEG Database
  Access flora survey data from the Queensland Herbarium CORVEG database.
• Queensland Museum data
  Access fauna specimen datasets of the Queensland Museum.
• Qld wildlife data API
  Access data that has been approved for public release from the WildNet database including species profiles, notes, statuses, images, species locations and project information.
• WildNet wildlife records - published - Queensland
  This is a subset of the wildlife records from the WildNet database approved for release (by data providers) that is generated weekly.

Portals

• Queensland Globe
• Queensland Government publications
• Queensland Spatial Catalogue – QSpatial

Plants and animals

• Animals of Queensland
• Biodiversity
• Biodiversity collections
• Discovering Wildlife
• Fish species guide
• How to identify plant specimens
• Invasive plants and animals
• Living with wildlife
• Marine plants including mangroves
• Native plants
• Non-native plants and weeds
• Plants and animals
• Regional ecosystems
• Threatened species
• Weeds