Flora and Fauna
The park lies within the Eastern Australian temperate forests ecoregion. It is noted for the wide variety of plant and animal species. The diverse vegetation in the park includes sub-tropical, warm temperate and cool temperate rainforest in the higher altitudes. There are also areas of sclerophyll forest, sub-alpine woodland, heathland and swampland. Heathland is found at Wrights Lookout and in other patches. Estimates of the number of different plant species in the park place the figure at 500. This includes snow gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora), Antarctic Beech, tree ferns and red cedars (Toona ciliata).
Dingos, Koalas, Tiger Quolls, Common Bentwing Bats, Brown Antechinuses, and Northern Brown Bandicoots are some of the mammals found in the park.
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