Wildlife
The System Garden's diverse range of flora attracts a range of fauna as shown in the wildlife census below. Wildlife entries below without dates appear more frequently than other species throughout the year.
| Species | Location | Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birds | Spotted Pardalote | Dillenidae Subclass | 2015.11.23 | First sighting of one single bird. Sex not known. The distinctive call often heard in the north west corner. |
| Large billed scrub wren | Australian Rainforest | Common throughout the System Garden. | ||
| Powerful Owl | Maclura pomifera | 2010 | Spotted by Zoology researchers during evening possum survey. | |
| Currawong | ||||
| Grey Currawong | ||||
| Tawney frog mouth | Australian Rainforest | 2014.03.18 | Two birds seen in close proximity. Possibly adult female & juvenile. (see photos) | |
| Wattle bird | ||||
| Indian minor | ||||
| Magpie lark | ||||
| Raven | ||||
| Lorikeet | ||||
| Red Rumped Parrot | Lawn between Asteridae & Rainforest | 2014 | Occasional sightings between 2010 - 2014. | |
| Eastern Rosella | New botany building | (see photos) | ||
| Willie Wagtail | ||||
| Frogs | Southern Brown tree frog | Australian Rainforest | 2016.03.04 |
Multiple sightings since 2005 with greater numbers now prevalent. This species is easily spotted in the rainforest. (see photos) |
| Other | Feral Cats | Gardeners Compound | Ongoing sightings of long haired black cat. | |
| Skink | Cycad bed | 2013.12.00 | Appeared after different grade pebbles and slate mulches were applied. No sightings in 2015. | |
| Brush tailed possum | Both species of possum are commonly found throughout the garden. | |||
| Ring tailed possum | ||||
| Common mouse | Australian Rainforest, Viburnum bed | |||
| Bats (various) | 2016.03.00 | It was Suggested by researcher Pia Lentini that these species most probable inhabit the System Garden but net traps proved unsuccessful on early March 2016. Gould’s wattled bat (Chalinolobus goulduu), White-striped freetail bat (Austronomus australis), Lesser long-eared bat (Nyctophilus geofroyii), Chocolate wattled bat (Chalinolobus morio), Little forest bat (Vespadelus vulturnus) | ||
| European or red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | Between Rosidae & Dillenidae | 2016.03.02 | (see photos) | |
| Insects | Bird Dropping Spider (Celaenia excavate) | Arucaria arucana; Between Asteridae & Australian Rainforest | 2016.03.01 | (see photos) |
| European Honey Bee | ||||