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Threatened species in NSW

Scientific name	Common name	Type of species	Level of threat
Macadamia tetraphylla	Rough-shelled Bush Nut	Plant > Trees	Vulnerable
Macronectes giganteus	Southern Giant-Petrel	Animal > Birds	Endangered
Macronectes halli	Northern Giant-Petrel	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Macropus dorsalis	Black-striped Wallaby	Animal > Marsupials	Endangered
Macropus parma	Parma Wallaby	Animal > Marsupials	Vulnerable
Macrozamia humilis	Inverell Cycad	Plant > Ferns and Cycads	Endangered
Macrozamia johnsonii	Johnson’s Cycad	Plant > Ferns and Cycads	Endangered
Maireana cheelii	Chariot Wheels	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Vulnerable
Manorina melanotis	Black-eared Miner	Animal > Birds	Endangered
Maroota Sands Swamp Forest	Maroota Sands Swamp Forest	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Marsdenia longiloba	Slender Marsdenia	Plant > Epiphytes and climbers	Endangered
Marsdenia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora - endangered population	Marsdenia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora in the Bankstown, Blacktown, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Holroyd, Liverpool and Penrith local government areas	Plant > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Mastacomys fuscus	Broad-toothed Rat	Animal > Rodents	Vulnerable
Mastacomys fuscus - endangered population	Broad-toothed Rat at Barrington Tops in the Gloucester, Scone and Dungog LGAs	Animal > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Maundia triglochinoides	Maundia triglochinoides	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Vulnerable
McKies Stringybark/Blackbutt Open Forest in the Nandewar and New England Tableland Bioregions	McKies Stringybark/Blackbutt Open Forest	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Megaptera novaeangliae	Humpback Whale	Animal > Marine Mammals	Vulnerable
Melaleuca armillaris Tall Shrubland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Melaleuca armillaris Tall Shrubland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Melaleuca biconvexa	Biconvex Paperbark	Plant > Trees	Vulnerable
Melaleuca deanei	Deane's Paperbark	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Melaleuca groveana	Grove's Paperbark	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Melaleuca irbyana	Weeping Paperbark	Plant > Trees	Endangered
Melaleuca sp. Megalong Valley	Megalong Valley Bottlebrush	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Melanodryas cucullata cucullata	Hooded Robin (south-eastern form)	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Melichrus hirsutus	Hairy Melichrus	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Melichrus sp. 'Gibberagee'	Narrow-leaf Melichrus	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Melicope vitiflora	Coast Euodia	Plant > Trees	Endangered
Melithreptus gularis gularis	Black-chinned Honeyeater (eastern subspecies)	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Menippus fugitivus - endangered population	Menippus fugitivus (a beetle) population in the Sutherland Shire	Animal > Endangered Populations	Endangered Population
Menura alberti	Albert's Lyrebird	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Meridolum corneovirens	Cumberland Land Snail	Animal > Invertebrates	Endangered
Micromyrtus blakelyi	Micromyrtus blakelyi	Plant > Shrubs	Vulnerable
Micromyrtus grandis	Severn River Heath-myrtle	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Micromyrtus minutiflora	Micromyrtus minutiflora	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Microstrobos fitzgeraldii	Dwarf Mountain Pine	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Microtis angusii	Angus's Onion Orchid	Plant > Orchids	Endangered
Milton Ulladulla Subtropical Rainforest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Milton Ulladulla Subtropical Rainforest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Miniopterus australis	Little Bentwing-bat	Animal > Bats	Vulnerable
Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis	Eastern Bentwing-bat	Animal > Bats	Vulnerable
Mitrasacme pygmaea	Pygmy Bishop's Hat	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Mixophyes balbus	Stuttering Barrred Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Endangered
Mixophyes fleayi	Fleay's Barred Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Endangered
Mixophyes iteratus	Giant Barred Frog	Animal > Amphibians	Endangered
Moist Shale Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Moist Shale Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Monarcha leucotis	White-eared Monarch	Animal > Birds	Vulnerable
Monotaxis macrophylla	Large-leafed Monotaxis	Plant > Herbs and Forbs	Endangered
Monotoca rotundifolia	Trailing Monotoca	Plant > Shrubs	Endangered
Montane Peatlands and Swamps of the New England Tableland, NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin, South East Corner, South Eastern Highlands and Australian Alps	Montane Peatlands and Swamps	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Mormopterus 'Species 6'	Hairy-nosed Freetail Bat	Animal > Bats	Endangered
Mormopterus beccarii	Beccari's Freetail-bat	Animal > Bats	Vulnerable
Mormopterus norfolkensis	Eastern Freetail-bat	Animal > Bats	Vulnerable
Mount Gibraltar Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Mount Gibraltar Forest in the Sydney Basin Bioregion	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Mt Canobolas Xanthoparmelia Lichen Community	Mt Canobolas Xanthoparmelia Lichen Community	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Muehlenbeckia costata	Scrambling Lignum	Plant > Epiphytes and climbers	Vulnerable
Muellerina myrtifolia	Myrtle-leaf Mistletoe	Plant > Epiphytes and climbers	Endangered
Myall Woodland in the Darling Riverine Plains, Brigalow Belt South, Cobar Peneplain, Murray-Darling Depression, Riverina and NSW South western Slopes bioregions	Myall Woodland in the Darling Riverine Plains, Brigalow Belt South, Cobar Peneplain, Murray-Darling Depression, Riverina and NSW South western Slopes bioregions	Community > Threatened Ecological Communities	Endangered Ecological Community
Myotis macropus (formally Myotis adversus)	Large-footed Myotis	Animal > Bats	Vulnerable