Mulanje Massif is an enclave of Afromontane flora and fauna, which occupies Africa's high altitude areas and is distinctive from the neighboring lowlands. Mulanje is home so many threatened and endangered species, and some endemic ones. The endemic tree Widdringtonia whytei, known as Mulanje Cedar or Mulanje Cypress, has been so heavily logged that it is considered endangered and the park contains the last remaining stands of this tree. Distinctive highland birds include the Thyolo alethe (Chamaetylas choloensis) and White-winged Apalis(Apalis chariessa). Other distinctive species include the limbless burrowing skink Melanoceps ater and Ruo River Screeching Frog (Arthroleptis francei), and the endemic Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampholeon platyceps) and Mulanje Chameleon (Nadzikambia mlanjensis).