Fauna
Fauna
Species that have been observed in the JMR;
Diverse habitat
The JMR provides the largest area of intact and structurally diverse terrestrial fauna habitat at the university. It offers a valuable refuge for skinks, possums, amphibians and many native bird species. The overstory trees contain hollows which provide resources for hollow-dwelling fauna, the grassy understorey contains a high density of fallen timber which provides good habitat and dense shrub cover provides refuge. The JMR also attracts some unwanted introduced species that require management such as foxes and rats.
Species that have been observed in the JMR;
Status of species
# = introduced (non-native)
E = endangered
V = vulnerable or threatened
Lizards
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| weasel skink | Saproscincus mustelinus |
The School of Biological Sciences runs a third year unit that surveys the lizards that inhabit the JMR - BIO3132.
The course makes use of both permanent transect lines that are in place at the JMR and the lizard species list that has been collated from Atlas of living Australia to identify any lizards found;
Mammals
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brush Tail Possum | Trichosurus vulpecula | |
| Ring Tail Possum | Pseudocheirus peregrinus | |
| Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes | # |
| Black Rat | Rattus rattus | # |
| European Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | # |
| Micro bat | Microchiroptera |
Birds
47 bird species have been recorded in the JMR, of those, 16 have been exclusively sighted in the JMR and nowhere else in the University.
Amphibians
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Southern brown tree frog | Litoria ewingii | |
| Striped marsh frog | Limnodynastes peronii | |
| Perons Frogs | Litoria peroni | |
| Common Froglet | Crinia signifera |
Turtles
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Murray River short neck turtle | Emydura macquarii | |
| Eastern long neck turtle | Chelodina longicollis |
Arachnids
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsman | Sparassidae sp. | |
| Redback | Latrodectus hasselti |
Decapod Crustaceans
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Land yabby | Engaeus tuberculatus |
Aquatic macroinvertebrates
A note about this BIG table: This table consists of 7 columns, the very last column is genus. If you cannot see all the way across to the genus column you will need to scroll right.
| Phylum | Subphylum | Class | Subclass | Order | Family | Genus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platyhelminthes | Turbellaria (flatworm) | |||||
| Annelida | Clitellata | Oligochaeta | Haplotaxida | Naididae | ||
| Annelida | Clitellata | Hirudinea (leeches) | ||||
| Nematamorpha | Gordioidea | Gordiidae | Gordius | |||
| Mollusca | Gastropoda | Heterobranchia | Planorbidae | |||
| Arthropoda | Crustacea | Branchiopoda | Phyllopoda | Cladocera | Daphnia | |
| Arthropoda | Crustacea | Ostracoda | Oligostraca | |||
| Arthropoda | Crustacea | Hexanauplia | Copepoda | Calanoida | ||
| Arthropoda | Crustacea | Hexanauplia | Copepoda | Copepod | ||
| Arthropoda | Crustacea | Malacostraca | Decapoda | Cherax (Yabbies) | ||
| Arthropoda | Crustacea | Malacostraca | Eumalacostraca | Amphipoda | ||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Hemiptera | Corixidae | Sigara (Water boatman) | ||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Hemiptera | Micronecta | |||
| Arthropoda | Arachnida | Acari | Trombidiformes | Hydrachnidia (water mites) | ||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Trichoptera | Leptoceridae | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Hemiptera | Notonectidae (back swimmers) | Anisops | ||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Hemiptera | Notonectidae (back swimmers) | Enithares | ||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Hemiptera |
Nepidae (Scorpions) | Ranatra | ||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Hemiptera | Veliidae | Microvelia | ||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Pterygota | Ephemeroptera (Mayfly) | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Dytiscoidea | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Odonata | Anisoptera (Dragonfly) | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Odonata | Zygoptera (Damselfly) | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Gyrinidae | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Diptera | Culicidae (Mosquitos) | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Diptera | Tipulidae (crane flies) | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Diptera | Chironomidae (non-biting midges) | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Diptera | Dixidae | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Diptera | Ceratopogonidae | |||
| Arthropoda | Insecta | Diptera | Stratiomyidae |