The Western Australian Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) and Threatened Ecological Communities Scientific Committee (TECSC) meet at least annually to consider nominations to amend the lists of threatened species and threatened ecological communities.
The public is invited to submit nominations to amend (listing, delisting or category change) the current threatened species (plants and animals) and ecological communities lists.
Nominations may be forwarded at any time to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Priority List amendments can be submitted at any time to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and do not require a nomination form. Refer to the priority code definitions for listing eligibility:
The Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 provides a statutory basis for the listing of threatened species, specially protected species, extinct species, threatened ecological communities, collapsed ecological communities, critical habitat and key threatening processes.
While the Act provides the broader criteria for listing the above, the Ministerial Guidelines provide further details on the criteria and procedures that apply.
Ministerial Guideline No. 1 provides more detail on the procedures that can be used by members of the community to nominate a species or ecological community for listing as a threatened species or threatened ecological community.
Threatened Species Scientific Committee meetings are usually held in April.
Threatened Ecological Communities Scientific Committee meetings are usually held in May and October.
Nominations listed in the table below have been considered by the TSSC and the outcome is pending.
Nominations for public comment can be requested from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The public is invited to submit information on scientific aspects related to the survival of the species or ecological community nominated that might assist in the assessment of the conservation status or management of the species or ecological community.
At the conclusion of the assessment process, once the Minister’s decision is available, the tables below will be updated to show the outcome of the assessment process.
| Name | Current status | Nominated status | Outcome |
| Banksia prionophylla | Priority 1 | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
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| Calytrix viscida | Priority 1 | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
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| Conostephium sp. Cascades (R. Bruhn 24/899CAS) | Priority 1 | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C2a(i,ii); D |
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| Darwinia divisa Keighery & N.G.Marchant | Priority 1 | Extinct | |
| Eucalyptus rhomboidea | Priority 4 | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
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| Leucopogon sp. Manypeaks (A.S. George 6488) | Priority 1 | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C1 |
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| Ptilotus sericostachyus subsp. roseus (Moq.) Benl | Priority 1 | Extinct | |
| Thelymitra magnifica | Priority 1 | Critically Endangered C1+2a(i) |
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| Eucalyptus mooreana | Vulnerable D1 |
Priority 4 | |
| Seringia exastia | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
None | |
| Acacia prismifolia | Extinct | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
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| Atriplex yeelirrie | Vulnerable A3d |
Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
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| Conospermum galeatum | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,iv)+2ab(iii,iv); D |
Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
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| Synaphea stenoloba | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Endangered B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v) |
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| Tetratheca erubescens | Vulnerable D2 |
Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | |
| Trithuria occidentalis | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
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| Eremophila nivea | Critically Endangered A2c; B1+2c |
Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,iv,v) |
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| Gastrolobium argyrotrichum | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,iv)+2ab(iii,iv); C2a(i) |
Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
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| Melaleuca sp. Wanneroo (G.J. Keighery 16705) | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C1 |
Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
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| Ctenophorus nguyarna (Lake Disappointment Dragon) |
Priority 1 | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
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| Diplodactylus fulleri (Lake Disappointment Ground Gecko) |
Priority 1 | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii) |
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| Chaeropus yirratji (northern pig-footed bandicoot, Yirratji) |
None | Extinct | |
| Zaglossus bruijnii (western long-beaked echidna) |
Extinct | None | |
| Lerista praefrontalis (Yampi Sandslider) |
Vulnerable D2 |
Priority 1 |
