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Longman has or used to have 29 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Spot-tailed Quoll.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Photo of Spot-tailed Quoll

Spot-tailed Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus maculatus

Status: Endangered

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Dasyurus maculatus maculatus is found across 86 electorates.

The Spot-tailed Quoll is a nocturnal, cat-sized, carnivorous marsupial with reddish-brown fur. It has distinctive white spots over its back and tail.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

Adverse fire regimes

Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation

Invasive species and diseases

Overexploitation and other direct harm from human activities

Pollution

Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.

Longman has or used to have 24 threatened plants found within its boundaries. Some of these might not be as photogenic as the Spot-tailed Quoll but they're just as important.

Hairy-joint Grass (Arthraxon hispidus)
Three-leaved Bosistoa (Bosistoa transversa)
Callistemon pungens (Callistemon pungens)
Stinking Cryptocarya (Cryptocarya foetida)
Leafless Tongue-orchid (Cryptostylis hunteriana)
Bluegrass (Dichanthium setosum)
Ball Nut (Floydia praealta)
Macadamia Nut (Macadamia integrifolia)
Small-fruited Queensland Nut (Macadamia ternifolia)
Rough-shelled Bush Nut (Macadamia tetraphylla)
Lesser Swamp-orchid (Phaius australis)
Plectranthus leiperi (Plectranthus leiperi)
Nightcap Plectranthus (Plectranthus nitidus)
Wallum Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum wallum)
Scrub Turpentine (Rhodamnia rubescens)
Native Guava (Rhodomyrtus psidioides)
Romnalda strobilacea (Romnalda strobilacea)
Quassia (Samadera bidwillii)
Ravine Orchid (Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii)
Sophora fraseri (Sophora fraseri)
Smooth-bark Rose Apple (Syzygium hodgkinsoniae)
Austral Toadflax (Thesium australe)
Glossy Spice Bush (Triunia robusta)
Banished Stink Bush (Zieria exsul)

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