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The following is the list of critically endangered (CR) and endangered (EN) species included in the National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines as per DENR Administrative Order 2019-09. [1] The list below currently does not include fauna classified as vulnerable (VU) and other threatened species (OTS).
Baboy-dagat, Duyon, Dugong [3] Tropical waters of the Indian and Western Pacific Ocean Sirenia: Echinophyllia costata: Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean Scleractinia: Echinopora ashmorensis: Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean Scleractinia: Ecsenius kurti: Endemic to the northern Sulu ...
[citation needed] The Philippines is also home to Tawi-Tawi's blue-winged racket-tail, the most endangered parrot species in Southeast Asia, the Sulu hornbill, one of the most endangered animals in the world with a population of just 27, and the Calayan rail, the most endangered species of rail in the world, found only on a small island in the ...
Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011 [3] Lowland and lower montane forest LC: Small Luzon forest mouse: Apomys microdon Hollister, 1913: Forest LC Unknown: Mount Mingan forest mouse: Apomys minganensis Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011 [3] Mossy forest LC: Least forest mouse: Apomys ...
The majority of the species were considered endangered in the 1970s and 1980s when they “were in very low numbers or likely already extinct at the time of listing,” the release said.
In line with the Tamaraw Conservation Month, the proclamation aimed to remind the people of Mindoro the importance of the conservation of the tamaraw and its environment. [ 41 ] During the wake of the Asian utility popularity in the 1990s, Toyota Motors Philippines released the Toyota Kijang as the Tamaraw FX , an evolution of the Tamaraw AUV.
[3] [5] Carabaos were introduced to Guam from the Philippines in the 17th century. They have also acquired great cultural significance to the Chamorro people and are considered the unofficial national animal of Guam. [6] The term "carabao" is also sometimes used for the kerbau in Malaysia, which is the official animal of the state of Negeri ...
In total, 46 species are endangered, and 4 have been eradicated completely. Only 3.2 percent of total rainforest is left. Based on an analysis of land use pattern maps and a road map, an estimated 9.8 million acres of forests were lost in the Philippines from 1934 to 1988. [25]