Local Biodiversity Strategy: - Shire of Kalamunda

The priority flora species that occur in the Shire of Kalamunda are summarised in
Table 7. It should be noted that the ranking of these may change as further surveys
are conducted and some species may be declared.
Table 7: Priority flora species found within the Shire of Kalamunda (Information supplied
by the Department of Environment and Conservation)
Priority Species
Tripterococcus paniculatus ms
Xanthoparmelia darlingensis
Pithocarpa corymbulosa
Haemodorum loratum
Isopogon drummondii
Tetratheca sp. Granite
Thelymitra magnifica ms
Boronia tenius
Eucalyptus graniticola x ms
Grevillea thelemanniana
Pimelea rara
Stylidium striatum
Priority Ranking
P1
P1
P2
P3
P3
P3
P3
P4
P4
P4
P4
P4
A list of fauna taxa that either needs surveying to determine whether the species
requires protection or whether it could require special protection should present
circumstances change is maintained by the State. These taxa are known as priority
taxa. Of the five priority fauna taxa categories, the Shire contains species from the
categories Priority Four and Priority Five:
• Priority Four – taxa in need of monitoring. Taxa which are considered to
have been adequately surveyed, or for which sufficient knowledge is
available, and which are considered not currently threatened or in need of
special protection, but could if present circumstances change. These taxa are
usually represented on conservation lands;
• Priority Five – taxa that are conservation dependent. Species that are not
threatened but are subject to a specific conservation program, the cessation
of which would result in the species becoming threatened within five years.
(Draft Guidance Statement No. 33: Environmental Guidance for Planning and
Development 2005).
The Priority Fauna species likely to occur in the Shire are summarised in Table 8.
Table 8: Priority Fauna likely to occur within the Shire of Kalamunda (Information
provided by the Department of Environment and Conservation)
Priority Fauna
Macropus irma Western (Brush Wallaby)
Hydromys chrysogaster (Water-rat (Rakali))
Morelia spilota imbricata (Carpet Python)
Ctenotus delli (Dell's Skink)
Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi (Woylie)
Isoodon obesulus fusciventer (Quenda)
Priority Ranking
P4
P4
P4
P4
P5
P5
The potential for Priority species to be rare even though declaration status is not
given has been recognised by the development of a Priority Species target. This
target is detailed in Box 6.
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