Fauna
The Wompoo Fruit-dove is one of six species of pigeon that live in the park as well as significant populations of the endangered cassowary, a flightless bird of substantial size. Mammals include the Striped possum, Daintree river possum, Brown bandicoot, Long nosed bandicoot, Musky Rat Kangaroo, Bennett’s Tree Kangaroo, Swamp wallaby, Platypus, and Short beaked echidna.
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