Threatened Southern brown bandicoot, an important ecosystem engineer species once widespread across Eyre and Far West.
Threatened species of Eyre and Far West.
A list of 10 randomly picked threatened fauna species all known to occur on/in waters/on islands near Eyre Peninsula mainland.
Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), link.
Heath goanna (Varanus rosenbergi), link.
Greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis), link.
Greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor)
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), link.
Eastern osprey (Pandion haliaetus), link.
Beach slider (Lerista arenicola)
Yellow footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), link 1, link 2.
Cape barren goose (Ceropsis novaehollandiae)
EP southern emu wren (Stipiturus malachurus parimeda), link.
Old (dated but still ok) factsheet of some threatened animals of EP.
Ready for download below full lists (PDF's) of threatened flora and fauna from across Eyre Peninsula for artists that would like to potentially choose their own unique species to focus on - tip: search the internet using the species scientific name for more information. The lesser known ones are just as deserving of the limelight! Happy creating and awareness raising fellow artists. All information collated here has been obtained from the freely accessible site NatureMaps.
This download consists of a simple table with threatened flora species listed under common name then scientific name, it gives a status rating and briefly explains what these are. It has a very basic map of the area that lists relate to. There is no cost or no billing for this list, and this list is likely out of date now, threatened species listing are constantly changing so please use it has a rough guide. NatureMaps and the Living Atlas of Australia are great spots for further research.
This download consists of a simple table with threatened fauna species listed under common name then scientific name, it gives a status rating and briefly explains what these are. It has a very basic map of the area that lists relate to. There is no cost or no billing for this list, and this list is likely out of date now, threatened species listing are constantly changing so please use it has a rough guide. NatureMaps and the Living Atlas of Australia are great spots for further research.