Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p33
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 33/276)
Character Range: 113500–116401

(AFD) for fauna. Where species have been listed under the EPBC Act under previous names, the listed name appears first in tables, with the APC/AFD name in brackets.
b Excludes non-breeding visitors and vagrants.
c Known to be extinct but is only listed as Migratory, not extinct under the EPBC Act. The species name is not recognised by the AFD.

Mammals

The only native land mammals that have been recorded on Norfolk Island are the Eastern free-tail bat (Mormopterus norfolkensis) and Gould's wattled bat (Chalinolobus gouldii), although it is likely that the former was described from Norfolk Island in error and never occurred there (Hoye et al. 2008). Anecdotal sightings of the latter were reported around the time the last recovery plan was prepared (Director of National Parks 2010) and more recently, but scientific surveys are required to confirm the species' potential presence.
As in many other island ecosystems, introduced mammals have been responsible for significant environmental degradation. The Polynesian rat was introduced by early Polynesian visitors prior to European arrival. The black rat was possibly introduced from a shipwreck in 1942, but it could have been introduced any time since European settlement. There is a strong likelihood that the house mouse (Mus musculus) and the feral cat were introduced during early settlement on the island (Wilson 2002).

Fish

In most creek systems, McCormack & Coughran (2009) found one species of eel (Anguilla sp.) and large numbers of small exotic pest fish species, mostly Gambusia holbrooki (Gambusia, mosquito fish) and Poecilia reticulata (guppies).

Distribution of threatened fauna

Map 3–9 present the known distribution of threatened fauna on the Norfolk Island Group. Table 9 summarises the distribution of threatened fauna by proportion across tenure types, dividing land into the Norfolk Island National Park, public reserves, and other land.
Map 3 Known locations of threatened molluscs on the Norfolk Island Group
Campbell's keeled glass-snail (Advena campbellii) occurs in the Mt Pitt section of the national park, Suter's striped glass‑snail (A. suteri) occurs in Hundred Acres Reserve, and Gray's glass-snail (A. greyi) occurs on Phillip Island.
Source: Hyman & Kohler 2020; Tweed 2023.
Map 4 Distribution of threatened reptiles on the Norfolk Island Group
The Lord Howe Island skink (Oligosoma lichenigerum) occurs only on Phillip Island. The Lord Howe Island gecko (Christinus guentheri) has been found on Nepean and Phillip Islands and on three small rocky islets—Moo-oo Stone, Bird Rock and Green Pool Stone.
Source: Cogger et al. 2006.
Map 5 Primary distribution of the Norfolk Island green parrot
The stronghold for the Norfolk Island green parrot is within the shaded area. However, its range extends across Norfolk Island.
Source: Macgregor et al. 2021.
Map 6 Range movements of the Norfolk Island morepork