Fauna
Native animals
Historically 46 species of native mammal are known to have been living in the Uluru region, currently there are 21 according to recent surveys. Anangu acknowledge that a decrease in the number has implications for the condition and health of the landscape. Moves are supported for the reintroduction of locally extinct animals such as nganamara (mallee fowl), wayuta (brushtail possum), mala (rufous hare wallaby), ninu (bilby), mitika (burrowing bettong) and waru (black footed rock wallaby).
The mulgara, the only mammal listed as vulnerable, is mostly restricted to the transitional sandplain area, a narrow band of country that stretches from the vicinity of Uluru, to the Northern boundary of the Park, and into Ayers Rock Resort. This very important area also contains itjaritjari (marsupial mole), kuniya (woma python) and tjakura (great desert skink).
The bat population of the Park comprises at least seven species that depend on day roosting sites within caves and crevices of Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Most of the bats forage for aerial prey within an airspace extending only 100m or so from the rock face.
The Park has a very rich reptile fauna of high conservation significance with 73 species having been reliably recorded.
Four species of frog are abundant at the base of Uluru and Kata Tjuta following summer rains. The great desert skink is listed as vulnerable.
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