Fauna
The following species are native to the Sula Islands:
- Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
- Strigocuscus pelengensis
- Rattus elaphinus
- Acerodon celebensis
- Cynopterus brachyotis
- Dobsonia viridis
- Macroglossus minimus
- Nyctimene cephalotes
- Pteropus caniceps
- Rousettus celebensis
- Thoopterus nigrescens
- Emballonura alecto
- Hipposideros cervinus
- Miniopterus pusillus
- Megapodius Bernateinii (Gosong Sula), status vulnerable
Introduced species include
- Asian House Shrew
- Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
- Polynesian Rat (Rattus exulans)
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