Data showing the number of fauna species listed under the EPBC Act, in 2011 and 2015. Data has been sourced from the SPRAT database (Australian Government Department of the Environment & Energy).
For more information see: http://www.environment.gov.au/about-us/environmental-information-data/open-data
This data was used by the Department of Environment and Energy to produce Figure BIO14 in the Biodiversity theme of Australia State of the Environment 2016, available at
https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/biodiversity/topic/2016/terrestrial-plant-and-animal-species-threatened-species-lists#biodiversity-figure-BIO14