Yangmingshan has 162 endemic plant species （not including ferns） in 62 families and 126 genera, of which 53 families, 93 genera and 116 species are dicotyledonous plants, and 9 families, 33 genera and 46 species are monocots.

For endemic animal species there are 2 bird and fish species, 3 mammals, 7 reptiles, 3 amphibians and more than 10 insect species.