once upon a time, a team led by mangus, established a tribe near the syueshan northern ridgeline...
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Once upon a time, a team led by Mangus, established a tribe near the Syueshan northern ridgeline --“Don-tai-ya-kan”.
In order to remember Mangus, the later generations named this tribe as “Smangus”.
The Koraw Ecoolgical Park near Smangus is a beautiful pristine forest which has abundant nature resource.
When walking on the trail, you can hear the nature symphony from mountain Scops-owl, white-faced flying squirrel, Formosan giant flying squirrel and other insect and frogs.
Green-backed Tit
Fauna
Categorynumbe
rBird 44Amphibian 5Mammal 28Reptile 12Total 89Rotio of endemic species
61.80%
Animal species account
The “Atayal Ancestors' Souls cave” are special for the habitat of Taiwan greater horseshoe bat and Taiwan horseshoe bat.
Formosan greater horseshoe bat
Beside Koraw Ecoolgical Park, the giant trees forest is also a fascinating place to visit. Gem-faced civet, Formosan barking deer, Swinhoe's frog and Moltrechtis green tree frog can be observed in the forest.
White-faced flying squirrelFormosan gem-faced civet
Smangus tribe community locates in the deep mountain, with many artificial plantations. Outside the community has more secondary forest and pristine forest. Fern has high percentage of biomass due to the humid climate.
Antrophyum obovatum, Pilea plataniflora, Begonia grandis are the common species here.
Flora
Category Number
Ferm 14
Gymnosperm 4
Monocotyledons 4
Dicotyledons 78
Total 100
Plant species account
Asplenium antiquum 、 Fatsia polycarpa 、 Lysimachia ardisioides 、
Alpinia priceiAster taiwanensis 、 Davallia divaricata 、
Sinopanax formosana 、 Conandron ramondioides
Eriobotrya deflexa 、 Indian Damnacanthus 、 Taiwan Red Pine 、
Litsea cubeba
Ali-shan Magnolia VineItea parviflora
Oriental Chain FernMicrosorium fortuneiRice Paper-plant 、
Sinuate-leaf Tickclover 、 Few-
fruited Pittosporum 、Formosan Michelia
Gordonia axillarisFormosan Snow-bell
Himalayan Stachyurus
Formosan Raspberry