Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
MAMMALIA
Family
FELIDAE
Genus
Felis
Species
catus
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Cat
Alternate name
Feral Cat
Is historical
False
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QLD
Introduced
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
True
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Widespread in dry and wet eucalypt forest, melaleuca forest, open areas, grassy and wetlands habitat. Difficult to determine if they are feral or domestic pets
Known location
Southport, Runaway Bay, Coombabah, Runaway Bay, Burleigh Head NP, Burleigh Knoll CP, Yawalpah, Pine
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
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Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
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