Saturday, January 9, 2010,
Lore Lindu National Park has a variety of ecosystem types. There are lowland tropical forest, sub-montane forests, montane forests all with different species composition. Many Plants species found in tropical forests include Eucalyptus deglupta, Pterospermum celebicum, Cananga odorata, Gnetum gnemon, Castanopsis argentea, Agathis philippinensis, Philoclados hypophyllus, medicinal plants, and rattan. Sub-alpine forests in national parks are located above the altitude of 2000 meters above sea level. State forest is often shrouded in mist.
In the Lore Lindu national park there are various kinds of animals. Consist of 117 kinds of mammals, 88 species of birds, 29 species of reptiles, amphibians and 19 species. More than 50 percent of the animals found in this area is endemic. Tonkean Monkey (Macaca tonkeana tonkeana), pig deer (Babyrousa babyrussa celebensis), tarsier (Tarsius diannae and T. pumilus), polecat (Ailurops ursinus Strigocuscus celebensis furvus and callenfelsi) , maleo (Macrocephalon maleo), Sulawesi toad (Bufo celebensis), Sulawesi civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii musschenbroekii), Sulawesi rat (Rattus celebensis), kangkareng Sulawesi (Penelopides exarhatus), gold snake (Elaphe erythrura), and endemic fish in the Lake Lindu (Xenopoecilus sarasinorum).
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