Schedules of the Biodiversity Conservation Act

Schedules 1 to 4 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 list threatened species, populations and ecological communities, extinct species and key threatening processes for NSW native plants and animals.

A copy of the Schedules is available on the NSW Legislation website.

Summary of Schedules

Species summary at 25 August 2023

Threatened species (critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable) 957
Extinct species 72
Threatened populations 45
Threatened ecological communities 111
Key threatening processes 39
  Critically endangered Endangered Vulnerable Extinct Endangered populations
Amphibians 5 16 9 0 1
Reptiles 4 23 22 1 1
Birds 13  22 93 14 6
Mammals 3 17 39 25 7
Marine mammals 0 3 3 0 0
Invertebrates 10
14 1 1 1
Plants 88 330 231 31 29
Alga 1 1 0 0 0
Fungi 0  5 4 0 0
Subtotal 124 431 402 72 45
Ecological communities 26 81 4 0  

Minor amendments to the Schedules

These determinations make minor amendments to update the taxonomic name of species or to correct other minor errors or omissions in the Schedules.

Minor amendments are not put on public exhibition for comment.

Amendments to the Schedules for individual species or communities are included in final determinations.