Yimengshan Geopark is blessed with dense vegetation and rich water resources. Vast forest coverage and years of conservancy afforestation have created favourable habitats for many wildlife species. Within the park boundaries, there are currently 247 species of wild vertebrates belonging to 148 genera, 64 families and 24 orders. Specifically, there are 12 amphibian species from 6 genera, 4 families and 1 order; 20 reptile species from 13 genera, 6 families and 3 orders; 182 bird species from 106 genera, 39 families and 14 orders; and 33 mammal species from 23 genera, 15 families and 6 orders. There are 3 class one state protected animal species, 14 class two state protected animal species and 15 priority protected animal species of Shandong Province.

Falco tinnunculus

Common kestrels measure 32–39 cm from head to tail, with a wingspan of 65–82 cm. Females are noticeably larger, with the adult male weighing 136–252 g, around 155 g on average; the adult female weighs 154–314 g, around 184 g on average. They are thus small compared with other birds of prey, but larger than most songbirds. Like the other Falco species, they have long wings as well as a distinctive long tail.

Accipiter gentilis

The northern goshawk has relatively short, broad wings and a long tail, typical for Accipiter species and common to raptors that require maneuverability within forest habitats. For an Accipiter, it has a relatively sizeable bill, relatively long wings, a relatively short tail, robust and fairly short legs and particularly thick toes.

Aquila chrysaetos

The golden eagle is a very large raptor, 66 to 102 cm in length. Its wings are broad and the wingspan is 1.8 to 2.34 m. Golden eagles' wingspan is the fifth largest among living eagle species. Females are larger than males, with a bigger difference in larger subspecies.。

Bubo bubo

The Eurasian eagle-owl is a very large bird, smaller than the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) but larger than the snowy owl, despite some overlap in size with both species. It is sometimes referred to as the world's largest owl, although Blakiston's fish owl (B. blakistoni) is slightly heavier on average and the much lighter weight great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) is slightly longer on average.

Egretta garzetta

The adult little egret is 55–65 cm long with an 88–106 cm wingspan, and weighs 350–550 g. Its plumage is normally entirely white, although there are dark forms with largely bluish-grey plumage. In the breeding season, the adult has two long plumes on the nape that form a crest.

Eumeces capito

Moschus berezovskii

Moschus berezovskii is an artiodactyl native to southern and central China and northernmost Vietnam. On June 14, 1976, China entered the dwarf musk deer onto its endangered species list.

Bombina orientalis

Bombina orientalis, species of Bombina, are typically a bright green with black mottling on their dorsal regions, but their complexion may also darken to brown and even black depending on their background scenery. Like other Bombinaspecies, B. orientalis has a bright yellow to red (generally bright reddish-orange) ventral region mottled with dark brown to black.

Paguma larvata

The masked palm civet is distributed from the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, especially the Himalayas, ranging eastwards across Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam to China. It is also found on Borneo, Sumatra, Taiwan, and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.