Australia's protected species and ecosystems
Flora and fauna
Search for threatened, migratory and marine species protected under the EPBC Act. Each species profile includes information on protected status, statutory documents for decision making, distribution, and taxonomy.
Ecological communities
Explore ecological communities listed as threatened under the EPBC Act, including information about protected status, and statutory documents for decision making.
Migratory species
Find species protected under the EPBC Act that migrate across international boundaries and are covered by international conservation agreements.
Browse lists and resources
Conservation Documents
Find listing advices, conservation advices, recovery plans, threat abatement plans, wildlife conservation plans and marine bioregional plans for species and ecological communities that are currently listed or have been previously considered under the EPBC Act.
Items currently under assessment
View the full list of species, ecological communities and key threatening processes being assessed for listing under the EPBC Act.
Key Threatening Processes
Discover the processes listed under the EPBC Act that threaten the survival of native species or ecological communities.
Key Ecological Features
Learn about important marine features in Commonwealth waters that support biodiversity and ecosystem function.
Register of Critical Habitat
View areas of critical habitat registered under the EPBC Act for survival and recovery of threatened species and ecological communities.
State and Territory Listings Report
The Commonwealth, State and Territory Listings Report compares EPBC Act listed species against State and Territory listing status, taxonomy and location data in a single downloadable report.
Listings since commencement
View all species, ecological communities and key threatening processes listed or removed since the EPBC Act commenced in 2000.
API data access
Access SPRAT data programmatically for use in your own systems or workflows.
About SPRAT
The Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) is the Australian Government's authoritative public database of species and ecological communities and threats listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Search results and profiles may also return for items under assessment for inclusion under the Act as well as items that have been listed or considered for listing previously but are not currently listed.
Profiles for key threatening processes, registered critical habitat and key ecological features can also be found in SPRAT.