ASEAN Heritage Parks

Unique Flora: It is the habitat of Celebes endemic species, Dyospiros celebica or it is well-known as Ebony. Other protected species are Livistona chinensis, Livistona sp., Ascocentrum miniatum, and Phalaenopsis amboinensis which are known as palm and orchids. In the park can be found approximately 683 species with 14 families from monocotyledon class and 86 families from dicotyledonous class.

Unique Fauna: The park is the home of at least 643 species of wildlife fauna which consist of 33 mammals, 128 birds, 29 reptilian, 14 amphibians, 274 insects, 23 Pisces, 41 Gastropod, 6 oligochaeta, and 95 arthropods. There are 43 important species which are protected by law and 132 are endemic species of Sulawesi

Mammals that can be found in the park consist of Celebes Black Monkey (Macaca maura), Celebes civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroeckii), Celebes Cuscus (Strigocuscus celebencis), Celebes Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus), Dear (Cervus timorensis) and Tarsius (Tarsius fuscus).

There is a high population of butterflies in the park, including 200 Papilionoidea. The bird species that can be found in the park consist of Julang Sulawesi (Aceros cassidix), Forest-Cekakak Green-tunggir (Actenoides monachus), Celebes Red Shrimp (Ceyx fallax), Kangkareng Sulawesi (Penelopides exarhatus), Celebes snake-Eagle (Spilornis rufipectu), and Perkici dora (Trichoglossus ornatus). Meanwhile, amphibians consist of Celebes Frog (Bufo celebensis) and (Rana celebensis). Reptilian consist of two-headed snake (Cylindrophis melanotus), Celebes groundgecko (Cyrtodactylus jellesmae), Soa-soa (Hydrosaurus amboinensis), and Flying lizard (Draco walkeri).