Achiotillo (Alchornea latifolia), júcare amarillo (Buchenavia capitata), purío prieto (Guatteria blainii), Licaria jamaicensis, roble macho (Tabebuia hypoleuca) and Zanthoxylum elephantiasis grow in the upper story.

Cuaba de la maestra (Amyris lineata), cuajaní (Prunus myrtifolia), Ditta myricoides, Laplacea spp., Oxandra laurifolia, Ocotea spp., Rapanea ferruginea and Podocarpus species can be found in the lower story.

The upper story is dominated by barril (Cyrilla racemiflora), marañon de la Maestra (Magnolia cubensis), Persea anomala and Laplacea angustifolia.

The lower story consists of Cleyera nimanimae, Freziera grisebachii, Haenianthus salicifolius, Lyonia species, Torralbasia cuneata and enebro (Juniperus saxicola).

[2] The rare Cuban solenodon (Atopogale cubana), a small mammal, is endemic to the eastern montane forests along the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountain range.