Editing Porongurup National Park (section)

=== Fauna ===
The mammal species in the National Park include the [[western grey kangaroo]] (Macropus fuliginosus), [[brushtail possum]] (Trichosurus vulpecular), [[pygmy possum]] (Cercartetus concinnus), [[Yellow-footed antechinus|mardo]] (or yellow-footed antechinus – Antechinus flavipes leucogaster), mooti (or bush rat – [[Bush rat|Rattus fuscipes fuscipes]]), [[Southern brown bandicoot|quenda]] (or southern brown bandicoot – Isoodon obesulus fusciventer) and [[honey possum]] (Tarsipes rostratus).<ref name=":1" />

Seventy-one bird species including the [[red-eared firetail]] (Emblema oculata) and [[Baudin's black cockatoo]] (Calyptorhynchus baudinii) are also found in the park.<ref name=":1" />

At least 17 reptile species are known to inhabit the park including [[King's skink]] (Egernia kingii), the southern heath monitor ([[Rosenberg's monitor|Varanus rosenbergi]]) and the marbled gecko ([[Christinus marmoratus|Phyllodactylus marmoratus]]).<ref name=":1" /> Several tree frog and southern frog species are also evident.

Invertebrates present in the National Park include [[Gondwana]]n relictual species such as the Porongurup Trapdoor Spider ([[Cataxia bolganupensis]]) and the [[Proshermacha]] trapdoor spider, land snails ([[Bothriembryon]] spp.) and giant earthworms (Megacolex sp.). Other invertebrates include [[Maratus|peacock spiders]] (Maratus sp), velvet worms ([[Onychophora]]) and the social crab spider (Diaea socialis).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Laurie |first=Victoria |title=The Southwest: Australia's Biodiversity Hotspot |publisher=UWA Publishing |year=2015 |isbn=9781742585000 |location=Crawley, WA}}</ref> [[File:Porongurup-karri.jpg|thumb|upright|Karri in the Porongurups]]