National Risk Assessment: Serious
This compilation brings together the Round 5 Serious Risk Assessments for Australia. It spans the Amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulanus), four weaver bird species (Euplectes afer, Euplectes orix, Euplectes axillaris, Euplectes franciscanus), and two whydah species (Vidua macroura, Vidua paradisaea).
National Risk Assessment: Moderate
This compilation brings together the Round 6 Vertebrate Risk Assessments. It spans seven ‘Amazonian’ conure species, the Horse (Equus caballus), and the Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata).
It also covers four ‘central South American’ conures and four ‘Rattlesnake’ species, including Crotalus adamanteus, Crotalus atrox, Crotalus durissus and Crotalus lepidus.
National Risk Assessment December 2024 to August 2025
This compilation brings together the Round 7 Vertebrate Risk Assessments. It covers a diverse range of species – from large mammals such as the Polar Bear, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, and African Buffalo, to reptiles including the Cantil, Dumeril’s Boa, and Ball Python, as well as the Tokay Gecko and a group of five Eos Lory species. – 2025
2024 EIC Australian List of Threat Categories of Non-indigenous Vertebrates
The Environment and Invasives Committee List of Threat Categories of Non-indigenous Vertebrates (the EIC List)
forms a record of the non-indigenous amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals that:
1. are recorded in Australia,
2. have been previously recorded in Australia and have been risk assessed,
3. are suitable for live import but are not in Australia,
4. have been risk assessed but are believed not to be present in Australia, or
5. have been risk assessed and are not considered suitable for import (i.e., the species is not on the
Commonwealth’s Live Import List). – 2024
2023 EIC Australian List of Threat Categories of Non-indigenous Vertebrates
The Environment and Invasives Committee List of Threat Categories of Non-indigenous Vertebrates (the EIC List) forms a record of the non-indigenous amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals that are recorded in Australia, have been previously recorded in Australia and have been risk assessed, are suitable for live import but are not in Australia, have been risk assessed but are believed not to be present in Australia, and are not considered suitable for import. – 2023
Risk Assessment for Australia – Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries)(Linnaeus,1758)
A risk assessment by Manda Page, Win Kirkpatrick and Marion Massam from DAFWA – 2009
Risk Assessment for Australia – Stoat (Mustela erminea)(Linnaeus,1758)
A risk assessment by Manda Page, Win Kirkpatrick and Marion Massam from DAFWA – 2008
2022 EIC Australian List of Threat Categories of Non-indigenous Vertebrates
The Environment and Invasives Committee List of Threat Categories of Non-indigenous Vertebrates (the EIC List) forms a record of the non-indigenous amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals that are recorded in Australia, have been previously recorded in Australia and have been risk assessed, are suitable for live import but are not in Australia, have been risk assessed but are believed not to be present in Australia, and are not considered suitable for import. – 2022