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Threatened species in NSW

Scientific name	Common name	Type of species	Level of threat
Lagunaria patersonia swamp forest on Lord Howe Island	Sallywood Swamp Forest	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Lasiopetalum behrii	Pink Velvet Bush	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Lasiopetalum joyceae	Lasiopetalum joyceae	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Lasiopetalum longistamineum	Lasiopetalum longistamineum	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Lasiorhinus latifrons	Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat	Animal > Marsupials	Endangered
Lastreopsis hispida	Bristly Shield Fern	Plant > Ferns and Cycads	Endangered
Lathamus discolor	Swift Parrot	Animal > Birds	Endangered
Leggadina forresti	Forrest's Mouse	Animal > Rodents	Vulnerable
Leionema lachnaeoides	Leionema lachnaeoides	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Leionema lamprophyllum subsp. obovatum population in the Hunter Catchment	Leionema lamprophyllum subsp. obovatum population in the Hunter Catchment	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered Population
Leionema ralstonii	Ralston’s Leionema	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Leionema sympetalum	Rylstone Bell	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Leipoa ocellata	Malleefowl	Animal > Birds	Endangered
Lepiderema pulchella	Fine-leaved Tuckeroo	Plant > Trees	Vulnerable
Lepidium aschersonii	Spiny Peppercress	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Vulnerable
Lepidium hyssopifolium	Aromatic Peppercress	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Lepidium monoplocoides	Winged Peppercress	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Lepidium peregrinum	Wandering Pepper Cress	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Lepidium pseudopapillosum	Formbe Peppercress	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Lepidosperma evansianum	Evans Sedge	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Vulnerable
Leptorhynchos orientalis	Lanky Buttons	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Leptorhynchos waitzia	Button Immortelle	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Leptospermum deanei	Leptospermum deanei	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Leptospermum thompsonii	Monga Tea Tree	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Lerista xanthura	Yellow-tailed Plains Slider	Animal > Reptiles	Vulnerable
Lespedeza juncea subsp. sericea - endangered population	Lespedeza juncea subsp. sericea population in the Wollongong LGA	Plant > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Leucopogon confertus	Torrington Beard-heath	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Leucopogon exolasius	Woronora Beard-heath	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Leucopogon fletcheri subsp. fletcheri	Leucopogon fletcheri subsp. fletcheri	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Liasis stimsoni	Stimson's Python	Animal > Reptiles	Vulnerable
Lichenostomus cratitius	Purple-gaped Honeyeater	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Lichenostomus fasciogularis	Mangrove Honeyeater	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Limicola falcinellus	Broad-billed Sandpiper	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Lindernia alsinoides	Noah's False Chickweed	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Lindsaea brachypoda	Short-footed Screw Fern	Plant > Ferns and Cycads	Endangered
Lindsaea fraseri	Fraser's Screw Fern	Plant > Ferns and Cycads	Endangered
Lindsaea incisa	Slender Screw Fern	Plant > Ferns and Cycads	Endangered
Litoria aurea	Green and Golden Bell Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Endangered
Litoria booroolongensis	Booroolong Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Endangered
Litoria brevipalmata	Green-thighed Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Vulnerable
Litoria castanea	Yellow-spotted Bell Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Endangered
Litoria daviesae	Davies Tree Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Vulnerable
Litoria littlejohni	Littlejohn’s Tree Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Vulnerable
Litoria olongburensis	Olongburra Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Vulnerable
Litoria piperata	Peppered Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Vulnerable
Litoria raniformis	Southern Bell Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Endangered
Litoria spenceri	Spotted Tree Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Endangered
Litoria subglandulosa	Glandular Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Vulnerable
Litoria verreauxii alpina	Alpine Tree Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Endangered
Littoral Rainforest in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions	Littoral Rainforest in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South East Corner Bioregions	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Long-nosed potoroo - endangered population	Long-nosed potoroo population at Cobaki Lakes and Tweed Heads West	Animal > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Lophoictinia isura	Square-tailed Kite	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Low woodland with heathland on indurated sand at Norah Head	Low woodland with heathland on indurated sand at Norah Head	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Lower Hunter Spotted Gum - Ironbark Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Lower Hunter Spotted Gum - Ironbark Forest	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Lower Hunter Valley Dry Rainforest in the Sydney Basin and NSW North Coast bioregions	Lower Hunter Valley Dry Rainforest in the Sydney Basin and NSW North Coast bioregions	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Vulnerable
Lowland Grassy Woodland in the South East Corner Bioregion	Lowland Grassy Woodland in the South East Corner Bioregion	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Lowland Rainforest in NSW North Coast and Sydney Basin Bioregion	Lowland Rainforest in NSW North Coast and Sydney Basin Bioregion	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Lowland Rainforest on Floodplain in the New South Wales North Coast Bioregion	Lowland Rainforest on Floodplain	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Lysimachia vulgaris var. davurica	Yellow Loosestrife	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered