Wanang Conservation Area

Biodiversity

Wanang forest supports high biodiversity of plants and animals, most of them endemic to the island of New Guinea. Many Wanang species, particularly of insects, remain unknown and have not yet been scientifically described.

Camponotus wanangus, an example of a new species of carpenter ants, described from Wanang in 2014

Camponotus wanangus, an example of a new species of carpenter ants, described from Wanang in 2014

ButterfliesWanang Species Lists 2015 - Butterflies AntsWanang Species Lists 2015 - Ants
BirdsWanang Species Lists 2015 - Birds FrogsWanang Species Lists 2015 - Frogs