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Marojejy National Park plays a strategic role in the national network managed by Madagascar National Parks. Indeed, it is a gene pool for the network:
* It is one of the two protected areas of the network which is home to the lemur ''Propithecus diadema candidus'' - [[Silky sifaka]] or Simpona malandy in Malagasy (''simpona'' = lemur and ''malandy'' = white). In fact, this species can be also found in [[Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve]], where it is endemic.
* It is also a well known habitat for the bird ''Euryceros prevostii'' - [[Helmet vanga]].
* It includes a wide variety of ecosystems and habitats that characterise the high mountains of the north.
* It is one of the few Malagasy mountains that still has an intact primary state (less than 1,800m).
* It is a biodiversity hotspot and exceptional endemism with the largest number of species of reptiles and amphibians known in Madagascar.