ACT Listed Species Under the Nature Conservation Act 2014

The Nature Conservation Act 2014 lists species receiving additional protection in the Australian Capital Territory. The dataset includes species on the Threatened Native Species List, which are at risk of extinction, and the Protected Native Species List, which covers non-threatened species needing protection due to rarity or data deficiency. It is provided by the ACT Government and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify species at risk of extinction based on the Threatened Native Species List.
• Analyze protection requirements for non-threatened species based on factors like rarity or data deficiency.
• Map species distributions using geospatial data formats like GEOJSON and KML.
• Study taxonomic classifications based on fields for kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, and genus.

Strengths

• Includes Ngunnawal species names provided in consultation with the Winanggaay Ngunnawal Language Aboriginal Corporation.
• Data is structured with taxonomic classification fields from kingdom to genus.
• Available in multiple formats including CSV, GEOJSON, KML, and an ArcGIS REST API.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update was 2026-06-27.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi), author environment_ACTGOV

Collection Method

Compiled under statutory requirements of the Nature Conservation Act 2014, with scientific assessment by the ACT Scientific Committee.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 14:45:55.563772

Geography

Australian Capital Territory