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 as at 31 October 2025:

Threatened species (critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable): 1,007
Extinct species: 72
Threatened populations: 42
Threatened ecological communities: 111
Key threatening processes: 39

	Critically endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable	Extinct	Endangered populations
Amphibians	6	16	10	0	1
Reptiles	5	26	24	1	1
Birds	14	27	99	14	5
Mammals	4	19	39	25	5
Marine mammals	0	3	3	0	0
Invertebrates	11	12	2	1	1
Plants	117	340	218	31	29
Alga	1	1	0	0	0
Fungi	0	5	4	0	0
Subtotal	158	449	399	72	42
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.

Updated 31 October 2025