Editing Mooloolah River National Park (section)

== Fauna ==

=== Mammals ===
There are 19 species of mammals recorded in the Park.<ref name=":2" /> Macropod species include the [[eastern grey kangaroo]] (''Macropus gignateus'') and the [[swamp wallaby]] (''Wallabia bicolor'') with both also using the buffer zones around the Park.<ref name=":7">Stringybark Consulting. 2012. Lower Mooloolah River Environmental Reserve Vegetation Management Plan (Revegetation and Rehabilitation) Lower Mooloolah River Environmental Reserve Lot 37 C3147, 1 RP27759 & 2 RP27760 Claymore Road, Palmview, Queensland.</ref> Other species include the [[Short-beaked echidna|short beaked echidna]] (''Tachyglossus aculeatus''), the eastern bent-winged bat (''Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis)'' the little bent-winged bat (''Miniopterus australis''), four kinds of native rats, brush and ringtail possums, and flying foxes.<ref name=":2" /> Koalas (''[[Koala|Phascolarctos cinereus]]'') have been recorded in the area and although listed as occurring within the Park in Queensland Government records, a viable population is not believed to be present in the Park apart from anecdotal records mentioning a population in the section north of the Sunshine Motorway.<ref name=":2" /><sup>,</sup><ref name=":7" />

=== Amphibians ===
The Park is home to ten species of frogs including threatened ‘acid frogs’ termed as such by having the ability to inhabit acidic water bodies. Their preferred habitat is wet coastal heathlands with acidic waters (pH less than 5). Significant threats include the destruction of coastal wetlands and changes in water quality and availability.<ref>Faulkner, C. 2005. Wallum froglet. Nature Australia. '''28:5'''. 22-23.</ref>  These species include the [[wallum froglet]] (''Crinnia tinnula'') listed as vulnerable in the NC Act, the [[Wallum sedge frog|wallum sedgefrog]] (''Litoria olongburensis'') listed in the EPBC Act and NC Act as vulnerable, and the [[Freycinet's frog|wallum rocketfrog]] (''Litoria freycineti'') listed as vulnerable in the NC Act. These three frogs are also recorded outside the Park in the Lower Mooloolah River Environmental Reserve which provides a buffer zone and extension of habitat.<ref name=":7" /> Acid frogs can tolerate fire events as long as suitable water sources are available.<ref>Lowe, K., J. G. Castley, J. Hero. 2013.  Acid frogs can stand the heat: amphibian resilience to wildfire in coastal wetlands of eastern Australia. International Journal of Wildland Fire. '''22:''' 947–958.</ref> The introduced [[cane toad]] (''Rhinella marina''), prevalent across south east Queensland, is also recorded in the park.<ref name=":2" />

=== Birds ===
The Park contains a wide assortment of bird species and up to 136 different species are listed. Significant species include [[eastern grass owl]], [[sea eagle]]s, various parrot species, goshawks, kites, the [[White-throated needletail|white-throated needle tail]], egrets, herons, [[wedge-tailed eagle]]s and wrens.<ref name=":2" /> The nutmeg mannikin, also known as the [[scaly-breasted munia]] (''Lonchura punctulata''), is an introduced finch species native to tropical Asia. It is able to tolerate disturbed environments and may pose a threat to native finches through competition.<ref>Woodall, P. 1987. Sparrows and finches (Fam: Fringillidae, Passeridae and Ploceidae) in the Brisbane region, 1972–1983: Relative numbers, distribution and species interaction. Sunbird: Journal of the Queensland Ornithological Society. '''17:3'''. 37-51.</ref>  The Park is recorded habitat for the ground parrot (''Pezoporus wallicus wallicus'') listed as vulnerable under the NC Act. It is confined to heathlands and sedgelands and has numerous predators including the eastern grass owl, feral cat, brown falcons (''[[Brown falcon|Falco berigora]]'') and snakes.<ref name=":8">Macfarland, D. 1991. The biology of the ground parrot, ''Pezoporus wallicus,'' in Queensland. III. Distribution and abundance. Wildlife Research '''18:2''' 199-213.</ref>

=== Reptiles ===
The Park is home for nine reptile species including the lace monitor (''Varanus varius''), eastern water dragon (''Intellagama lesueurii''), freshwater snake (''Tropidonophis mairii'') and the golden crowned snake (''Cacophis squamulosus'').<ref name=":2" />

=== Insects ===
The park contains five species of butterfly – the common evening brown (''Melanitis leda bankia''), the monarch (''Danaus plexippus plexippus''), the [[Ornithoptera richmondia|Richmond Birdwing]] (''Ornithoptera richmondia''), and two types of jezebel (''Delias sp''.) one being the black jezebel (''Delias nigrina'').<ref name=":2" />

The vulnerable Richmond Birdwing butterfly, occurring only in subtropical northern NSW and South East Queensland, is under threat from the removal of its already fragmented rainforest habitat.<ref name=":9">Sands, D. 2008. Conserving the Richmond Birdwing butterfly over the next two decades. Where to next? Ecological Management and Restoration.  '''9:1.''' 4-16.</ref>  Its exclusive host plant, the [[Aristolochia praevenosa|Richmond Birdwing butterfly vine]] (''Aristolochia praevenosa''), listed as near threatened itself, is recorded both inside the Park and outside in areas to the south.<ref name=":2" /><sup>,</sup><ref name=":7" /> The vine is under competition from other invasive weed species and outside the Park is affected by land and road side reserve clearing.  The introduced Dutchman's pipe vine is poisonous to the larvae of the Richmond Birdwing is a considerable regional threat, though not recorded in the Park as yet.<ref name=":9" /><sup>,</sup><ref>Queensland Museum. 2007. Wildlife of Greater Brisbane.</ref>