List of threatened species of the Philippines
This is a list of threatened plant and animal species in the Philippines as classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It includes vulnerable (VU), endangered (EN), critically endangered (CR), and recently extinct (EX) species. It excludes near threatened (NT), data deficient (DD), and prehistoric species.[1]
Animals
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The following is a list of animal species classified as threatened:[1][2]
Vulnerable
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| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Local name(s) | Distribution | Order |
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| Acanthastrea spp. | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Acerodon leucotis | Palawan flying fox | Endemic to Palawan and neighboring islands | Chiroptera | |
| Acrocephalus sorghophilus | Streaked reed-warbler | Native to China, Taiwan, and the Philippines | Passeriformes | |
| Acropora spp. | Table corals | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | |
| Actenoides hombroni | Blue-capped kingfisher | Endemic to Mindanao | Coraciiformes | |
| Aetomylaeus nichofii | Banded eagle ray | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Myliobatiformes | |
| Aioliops brachypterus | Endemic to Miniloc Island and El Nido Island | Perciformes | ||
| Alionycteris paucidentata | Mindanao pygmy fruit bat | Endemic to the Philippines | Chiroptera | |
| Alveopora spp. | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Anacropora spp. | Briar corals | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | |
| Ansonia mcgregori | Endemic to Mindanao | Anura | ||
| Ansonia muelleri | Endemic to Mindanao and Dinagat Island | Anura | ||
| Anthracoceros marchei | Palawan hornbill | Endemic to the Palawan archipelago | Coraciiformes | |
| Anas luzonica | Philippine duck | Endemic to the Philippines | Anseriformes | |
| Anonymomys mindorensis | Mindoro climbing rat | Endemic to the Philippines | Rodentia | |
| Aonyx cinerea | Asian small-clawed otter | Found in Palawan in the Philippines. Native to South Asia and Southeast Asia | Carnivora | |
| Apomys gracilirostris | Large Mindoro forest mouse | Endemic to Mindoro | Rodentia | |
| Apomys sacobianus | Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse | Endemic to the Philippines | Rodentia | |
| Aptenorallus calayanensis | Calayan rail | Piding | Endemic to Calayan Island | Gruiformes |
| Archboldomys luzonensis | Mt. Isarog shrew-mouse | Endemic to Mt. Isarog, Camarines Sur | Rodentia | |
| Arctictis binturong | Binturong | Binturong | Found in Palawan in the Philippines. Native to South Asia and Southeast Asia | Carnivora |
| Astreopora spp. | Star corals | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | |
| Atherinomorus lineatus | Lined silverside | Native to Indonesia and the Philippines | Atheriniformes | |
| Atrophaneura atropos | Endemic to the Philippines | Lepidoptera | ||
| Atrophaneura schadenbergi | Endemic to the Philippines | Lepidoptera | ||
| Australogyra zelli | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Barbourula busuangensis | Philippine flat-headed frog | Endemic to Busuanga, Culion, and Palawan | Anura | |
| Bolbometopon muricatum | Humphead parrotfish | Native to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean | Perciformes | |
| Boroda expatria | Endemic to Lake Manguao, Palawan | Perciformes | ||
| Bubo philippensis | Philippine eagle-owl | Kuwago, Bukao, Búho Filipino | Endemic to the Philippines | Strigiformes |
| Bullimus gamay | Camiguin forest rat | Endemic to Camiguin | Rodentia | |
| Carcharhinus longimanus | Oceanic whitetip shark | Global | Lamniformes | |
| Carcharodon carcharias | Great white shark | Global | Lamniformes | |
| Catalaphyllia jardinei | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Caulastrea curvata | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Caulastrea echinulata | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Centrophorus squamosus | Deepwater spiny dogfish | Old World | Squaliformes | |
| Ceyx melanurus | Philippine dwarf kingfisher | Endemic to the eastern Philippines | Coraciiformes | |
| Chloropsis flavipennis | Philippine leafbird | Endemic to Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao. Presumed extinct on Cebu | Passeriformes | |
| Coeliccia exoleta | Endemic to Mindanao and Camiguin | Odonata | ||
| Coracina mindanensis | Black-bibbed cicadabird | Endemic to the Philippines | Passeriformes | |
| Coracina ostenta | White-winged cuckooshrike | Endemic to Panay, Guimaras, and Negros Island | Passeriformes | |
| Cromileptes altivelis | Pantherfish, humpback grouper | Lapu-lapu, Tabadlo, Salingukod, Labungan, Señorita, Baraka | Native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania | Perciformes |
| Crunomys melanius | Mindanao shrew rat | Endemic to Camiguin, Leyte, and Mindanao | Rodentia | |
| Cynocephalus volans | Philippine flying lemur | Kagwang | Endemic to Bohol, Samar, Leyte, Mindanao, and neighboring islands | Dermoptera |
| Cyphastrea agassizi | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Cyphastrea ocellina | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Dasia griffini | Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink | Endemic to Palawan and Mindoro | Squamata | |
| Dendrocopos ramsayi | Sulu pygmy woodpecker | Endemic to the Sulu Archipelago | Piciformes | |
| Dicaeum haematostictum | Visayan flowerpecker | Endemic to Western Visayas and Negros | Passeriformes | |
| Dicaeum retrocinctum | Scarlet-collared flowerpecker | Endemic to Mindoro | Passeriformes | |
| Dipsastraea laddi | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Draco mindanensis | Mindanao flying dragon | Tabili | Endemic to Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao and Samar. | Squamata |
| Drepanosticta centrosaurus | Endemic to Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental | Odonata | ||
| Dryocalamus philippinus | Endemic to the Philippines | Squamata | ||
| Dryophiops philippina | Endemic to the Philippines | Squamata | ||
| Ducula carola | Spotted imperial pigeon | Endemic to the Philippines | Columbiformes | |
| Ducula pickeringii | Grey imperial-pigeon | Endemic to Palawan, Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago | Columbiformes | |
| Dugong dugon | Dugong | 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 Sea | Perciformes | ||
| Egretta eulophotes | Chinese egret | Native to Southeast Asia and East Asia | Ciconiiformes | |
| Emberiza sulphurata | Yellow bunting | Native to China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, wintering in the Philippines | Passeriformes | |
| Epinephelus bruneus | Kelp grouper | Lapu-lapu | Native to China, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines | Perciformes |
| Epinephelus lanceolatus | Brindled grouper | Lapu-lapu, Bantol, Kugtung, Pugapo | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean | Perciformes |
| Erythrura viridifacies | Green-faced parrotfinch | Endemic to Luzon, Panay, and Negros Island | Passeriformes | |
| Euphyllia spp. | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Eurylaimus samarensis | Visayan broadbill | Endemic to Eastern Visayas | Passeriformes | |
| Eurylaimus steerii | Mindanao broadbill | Endemic to Mindanao, Dinagat, Siargao and Basilan | Passeriformes | |
| Favites spinosa | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Ficedula basilanica | Little slaty flycatcher | Endemic to Samar, Leyte, Dinagat, Mindanao and Basilan | Passeriformes | |
| Ficedula platenae | Palawan flycatcher | Endemic to Palawan | Passeriformes | |
| Fungia spp. | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Galaxea spp. | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Gallicolumba platenae | Mindoro bleeding-heart | Kulo-kulo | Endemic to Mindoro | Columbiformes |
| Gekko ernstkelleri | Endemic to Panay | Squamata | ||
| Gekko gigante | Gigante narrow-disked gecko | Endemic to the Gigantes Islands, Carles, Iloilo | Squamata | |
| Glaucostegus granulatus | Sharpnose Guitarfish | Native to South Asia and Southeast Asia | Rajiformes | |
| Goniastrea spp. | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Goniopora spp. | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Graphium idaeoides | Endemic to the Philippines | Lepidoptera | ||
| Graphium megaera | Endemic to the Philippines | Lepidoptera | ||
| Grus antigone | Sarus crane | Extinct in the Philippines. Native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Northern Australia | Gruiformes | |
| Gynacantha constricta | Endemic to Laguna, Luzon | Odonata | ||
| Haeromys pusillus | Lesser Ranee mouse | Possibly extinct in the Philippines. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia | Rodentia | |
| Halomitra clavator | Native to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and the Philippines | Scleractinia | ||
| Heliofungia actiniformis | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Heliopora coerulea | Blue coral | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | |
| Hemigaleus microstoma | Sickle fin weasel shark | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Carcharhiniformes | |
| Hemipristis elongata | Snaggletooth shark | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Carcharhiniformes | |
| Hippocampus barbouri | Barbour's seahorse | Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines | Syngnathiformes | |
| Hippocampus comes | Tiger tail seahorse | Native to Southeast Asia | Syngnathiformes | |
| Hippocampus kuda | Common seahorse | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Syngnathiformes | |
| Hippocampus spinosissimus | Hedgehog seahorse | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Syngnathiformes | |
| Hippocampus trimaculatus | Three-spot seahorse | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Syngnathiformes | |
| Hydrophis semperi | Lake Taal snake | Endemic to Lake Taal | Squamata | |
| Hydrosaurus pustulatus | Crested lizard | Soa-soa | Endemic to the northern and central Philippines | Squamata |
| Hylarana igorota | Endemic to Cordillera Central, Luzon | Anura | ||
| Hylarana tipanan | Endemic to the Sierra Madres of Luzon | Anura | ||
| Hypothymis coelestis | Celestial blue monarch | Endemic to the Philippines | Passeriformes | |
| Hystrix pumila | Philippine porcupine | Endemic to Palawan | Rodentia | |
| Idea electra | Electra's tree-nymph | Endemic to the Philippines | Lepidoptera | |
| Isopora spp. | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Isurus oxyrinchus | Shortfin Mako | Global | Lamniformes | |
| Kaloula kalingensis | Kalinga narrowmouth toad | Endemic to northern Luzon, Polillo, and Palaui | Anura | |
| Kaloula rigida | Luzon narrowmouth toad | Endemic to northern Luzon | Anura | |
| Lepidochelys olivacea | Olive ridley | Global | Testudines | |
| Leptastrea aequalis | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Leptoria irregularis | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Leptoseris spp. | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Limnonectes acanthi | Endemic to Balabac, Busuanga, Culion and Palawan | Anura | ||
| Limnonectes diuatus | Endemic to the Diuata Mountains and Mount Kitanglad in Mindanao | Anura | ||
| Limnonectes parvus | Endemic to Mindanao | Anura | ||
| Limnonectes visayanus | Endemic to Masbate, Cebu, Negros Island, Guimaras, Panay and Siquijor | Anura | ||
| Lobophyllia spp. | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Luzonargiolestes realensis | Endemic to Quezon Province on Luzon | Odonata | ||
| Mainitia mainitensis | Endemic to Lake Mainit, Mindanao | Decapoda | ||
| Megaerops wetmorei | White-collared fruit bat | Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines | Chiroptera | |
| Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback whale | Balyena | Global, stable presence in northern Luzon[4] | Cetacea |
| Megophrys stejnegeri | Mindanao horned frog | Endemic to Basilan, Biliran, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Samar, and Mindanao | Anura | |
| Millepora foveolata | Native to the western Pacific Ocean | Milleporina | ||
| Montastraea spp. | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Montipora spp. | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Moseleya latistellata | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Muscicapa randi | Ashy-breasted flycatcher | Endemic to Luzon, Negros Island | Passeriformes | |
| Mycedium steeni | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Mydaus marchei | Palawan stink badger | Endemic to Palawan and Busuanga | Carnivora | |
| Nebrius ferrugineus | Tawny nurse shark | Native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Orectolobiformes | |
| Nemenzophyllia turbida | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Nemipterus virgatus | Golden threadfin bream | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Perciformes | |
| Nisaetus philippensis | Philippine hawk-eagle | Aguila-azor Filipina | Endemic to Luzon | Falconiformes |
| Otopteropus cartilagonodus | Luzon fruit bat | Endemic to the Philippines | Chiroptera | |
| Otus gurneyi | Giant scops-owl, lesser eagle-owl | Kuwago, Búho De Mindanao | Endemic to Samar, Dinagat, Siargao and Mindanao | Strigiformes |
| Phapitreron brunneiceps | Mindanao brown dove | Endemic to Mindanao and Basilan | Columbiformes | |
| Physeter macrocephalus | Sperm whale | Global | Cetacea | |
| Pteropus pumilus | Little golden-mantled flying fox | Endemic to Visayas, Western Mindanao, and some islands in Indonesia | Chiroptera | |
| Pteropus speciosus | Philippine gray flying fox | Endemic to a few islands in Mindanao and Borneo | Chiroptera | |
| Ptilinopus marchei | Flame-breasted fruit dove | Endemic to Luzon | Columbiformes | |
| Rattus mindorensis | Mindoro black rat | Endemic to the Philippines | Rodentia | |
| Rattus tawitawiensis | Tawi-tawi forest rat | Endemic to the Philippines | Rodentia | |
| Rhincodon typus | Whale shark | Butanding, Balilan, Taluki, Tawiki | Tropical waters worldwide; Donsol, Pasacao and Batangas in the Philippines | Orectolobiformes |
| Rhinolophus subrufus | Small rufous horseshoe bat | Endemic to the Philippines | Chiroptera | |
| Rhynchomys isarogensis | Isarog shrew rat | Endemic to Mt. Isarog, Camarines Sur | Rodentia | |
| Rusa marianna | Philippine deer | Usa | Native and threatened in the Philippines. Introduced and common in Guam | Artiodactyla |
| Squalus montalbani | Philippine spurdog | Philippines, Indonesia, and tropical Australia | Squaliformes | |
| Sundasciurus rabori | Palawan montane squirrel | Endemic to the Philippines | Rodentia | |
| Sundasciurus samarensis | Samar squirrel | Endemic to the Philippines | Rodentia | |
| Sus ahoenobarbus | Palawan bearded pig | Endemic to Balabac, Palawan and the Calamian Islands | Artiodactyla | |
| Sus philippensis | Philippine warty pig | Endemic to Luzon and neighboring islands | Artiodactyla | |
| Tarsomys echinatus | Spiny long-footed rat | Endemic to the Philippines | Rodentia | |
| Tupaia palawanensis | Palawan treeshrew | Endemic to the Philippines | Scandentia | |
| Tryphomys adustus | Luzon short-nosed rat | Endemic to the Philippines | Rodentia | |
| Turnix worcesteri | Worcester's buttonquail | Pugo | Endemic to Luzon | Charadriiformes |
| Urogale everetti | Mindanao treeshrew | Endemic to Mindanao and adjacent small islands | Scandentia | |
| Varanus olivaceus | Gray's monitor | Butaan | Endemic to eastern Luzon Catanduanes Polillo and adjacent islands | Squamata |
Endangered
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| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Local name(s) | Distribution | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acerodon jubatus | Giant golden-crowned flying fox, golden-capped fruit bat | Endemic to the Philippines | Chiroptera | |
| Alveopora excelsa | Net coral | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | |
| Alveopora minuta | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Anacropora spinosa | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Balaenoptera borealis | Sei whale | Global | Cetacea | |
| Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale | Balyena | Global | Cetacea |
| Balaenoptera physalus | Fin whale | Global | Cetacea | |
| Batomys russatus | Russet batomys, Dinagat hairy-tailed rat | Endemic to Dinagat Island | Rodentia | |
| Brachymeles makusog | Loam swimming skink | Endemic to Catanduanes Island and some parts of Bicol Region | Squamata | |
| Brachymeles vermis | Limbless worm skink | Endemic to Sulu Archipelago | Squamata | |
| Caretta caretta | Loggerhead | Global | Testudines | |
| Cerberus microlepis | Dog-faced water snake | Endemic to Lake Buhi and Lake Manapao of the Bicol Peninsula | Squamata | |
| Cheilinus undulatus | Humphead wrasse | Mameng | Native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean | Perciformes |
| Chelonia mydas | Green turtle | Pawikan | Global | Testudines |
| Copsychus cebuensis | Black shama | Endemic to Cebu | Passeriformes | |
| Crateromys heaneyi | Panay cloudrunner, Panay crateromys | Endemic to Panay | Rodentia | |
| Crocidura mindorus | Mindoro shrew | Endemic to Mindoro | Eulipotyphla | |
| Crocidura negrina | Negros shrew | Endemic to Negros Island | Eulipotyphla | |
| Dasycrotapha speciosa | Flame-templed babbler | Endemic to Panay and Negros Island | Passeriformes | |
| Desmalopex leucoptera | White-winged flying fox | Endemic to the Philippines | Chiroptera | |
| Drepanosticta ceratophora | Endemic to Palawan and Balabac | Odonata | ||
| Ducula mindorensis | Mindoro imperial pigeon, Mindoro zone-tailed pigeon | Endemic to Mindoro | Columbiformes | |
| Gorsachius goisagi | Japanese night-heron | Native to Japan, China, Taiwan, and the Philippines | Pelecaniformes | |
| Graphium sandawanum | Apo swallowtail | Endemic to the Philippines | Lepidoptera | |
| Hemicordulia apoensis | Endemic to Mount Apo, Mindanao | Odonata | ||
| Hemitriakis leucoperiptera | Whitefin topeshark | Endemic to the Philippines | Carcharhiniformes | |
| Heosemys spinosa | Sunburst turtle, spiny terrapin, spiny turtle, | Native to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines | Testudines | |
| Hologerrhum dermali | Endemic to Panay | Squamata | ||
| Hydnophora bonsai | Spine coral | Native to Japan, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines | Scleractinia | |
| Hyelaphus calamianensis | Calamian deer, Calamian hog deer, | Endemic to the Calamian Group of Islands of Palawan | Artiodactyla | |
| Hylarana mangyanum | Endemic to Mindoro and Sibay | Anura | ||
| Ixos siquijorensis | Streak-breasted bulbul | Endemic to the Philippines | Passeriformes | |
| Kaloula kokacii | Catanduanes narrow-mouthed frog | Taplang bukid | Endemic to Catanduanes Island and some parts of Bicol region | Anura |
| Lithophyllon ranjithi | Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines | Scleractinia | ||
| Lobophyllia serratus | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Luperosaurus joloensis | Jolo flapped-legged gecko | Endemic to Mindanao and Jolo | Squamata | |
| Luperosaurus macgregori | McGregor's flapped-legged gecko | Endemic to the Babuyan Islands | Squamata | |
| Megophrys ligayae | Palawan horned frog | Endemic to the Balabac and Palawan | Anura | |
| Montipora setosa | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | ||
| Neostethus thessa | Priapium fish | Endemic to Lake Mainit, Mindanao | Atheriniformes | |
| Nyctimene rabori | Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat | Endemic to the Visayas | Chiroptera | |
| Oligodon meyerinkii | Sulu short-headed snake | Endemic to the Sulu Archipelago | Squamata | |
| Opisthotropis alcalai | Gary's mountain keelback | Endemic to the Mount Malindang, Zamboanga del Norte | Squamata | |
| Ospatulus palaemophagus | Sulu short-headed snake | Endemic to Lake Lanao | Squamata | |
| Papilio chikae | Luzon peacock swallowtail) | Endemic to the Philippines | Lepidoptera | |
| Parantica milagros | Milagros' tiger | Endemic to the Philippines | Lepidoptera | |
| Parantica schoenigi | Father Schoenig's chocolate | Endemic to the Philippines | Lepidoptera | |
| Pectinia maxima | Pectinia coral | Native to Northern Australia and Southeast Asia | Scleractinia | |
| Pelochelys cantorii | Frog-faced softshell turtle, Cantor's giant softshell | Native to South Asia and Southeast Asia | Testudines | |
| Pelophryne albotaeniata | Palawan toadlet | Endemic to Palawan | Anura | |
| Penelopides mindorensis | Mindoro hornbill | Talusi tirik, Tirik | Endemic to Mindoro | Coraciiformes |
| Penelopides panini | Visayan hornbill, tarictic hornbill, Ticao tarictic hornbill | Tariktik, Talusi, Taosi | Less than 1800 individuals remain. Endemic to Visayas. Subspecies on Ticao likely extinct. | Coraciiformes |
| Phapitreron cinereiceps | Tawitawi brown dove | Endemic to the Sulu Archipelago | Columbiformes | |
| Philautus schmackeri | Mindoro tree frog | Endemic to Mindoro | Anura | |
| Philautus surrufus | Endemic to Mindanao | Anura | ||
| Platymantis cagayanensis | Endemic to Luzon and Palaui Island | Anura | ||
| Platymantis hazelae | Hazel's forest frog | Endemic to Masbate and Negros Island | Anura | |
| Platymantis lawtoni | Endemic to Romblon, Tablas Island, and the Sibuyan Islands | Anura | ||
| Platymantis levigatus | Endemic to Romblon, Tablas Island, and the Sibuyan Islands | Anura | ||
| Platymantis negrosensis | Negros forest frog | Endemic to Panay and Negros Island | Anura | |
| Platymantis panayensis | Panay forest frog | Endemic to Panay | Anura | |
| Platymantis polillensis | Polilo forest frog | Endemic to Polillo Island and the Aurora Province | Anura | |
| Platymantis spelaeus | Endemic to limestone caves in Negros Island | Anura | ||
| Platymantis subterrestris | Mount Data forest frog | Endemic to the central Luzon highlands | Anura | |
| Platymantis taylori | Endemic to the Sierra Madres of Luzon | Anura | ||
| Podogymnura aureospinula | Dinagat moonrat, Dinagat gymnure | Endemic to the Dinagat Islands | Erinaceomorpha | |
| Porites eridani | Stony coral | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | |
| Porites ornata | Stony coral | Native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean | Scleractinia | |
| Pseudorabdion montanum | Mountain burrowing snake | Endemic to Negros Island | Squamata | |
| Ramphotyphlops suluensis | Endemic to the Sulu Archipelago | Squamata | ||
| Rhinocypha hageni | Endemic to Jolo Island | Odonata | ||
| Rhinomyias albigularis | White-throated jungle-flycatcher | Endemic to western Visayas | Passeriformes | |
| Risiocnemis antoniae | Endemic to Mindanao | Odonata | ||
| Rusa alfredi | Philippine spotted deer, Visayan spotted deer | Endemic to Panay and Negros Island, though formerly found throughout Visayas | Artiodactyla | |
| Sphenomorphus biparietalis | Sulu sphenomorphus | Endemic to the Sulu Archipelago | Squamata | |
| Sphyrna lewini | Scalloped hammerhead | Global | Carcharhiniformes | |
| Sphyrna mokarran | Great hammerhead shark | Global | Carcharhiniformes | |
| Stachyris nigrorum | Negros striped-babbler, Negros tree-babbler | Endemic to Negros Island | Passeriformes | |
| Sulcosticta striata | Endemic to Luzon | Odonata | ||
| Sundathelphusa sottoae | Endemic to Bohol | Decapoda | ||
| Sus oliveri | Oliver's warty pig | Endemic to Mindoro | Artiodactyla | |
| Tragulus nigricans | Philippine mouse-deer, Balabac mouse deer | Pilandok | Endemic to Balabac and nearby islands in southwest Palawan | Artiodactyla |
| Tringa guttifer | Spotted greenshank, Nordmann's greenshank | Native to Asia | Charadriiformes | |
| Varanus mabitang | Panay monitor lizard | Mabitang | Endemic to Panay | Squamata |
Critically endangered
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| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Local name(s) | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aceros waldeni | Rufous-headed hornbill, Visayan wrinkled hornbill, Walden's hornbill, writhed-billed hornbill | Kalaw | Endemic to Panay, small concentrations on the southwestern end of the province of Zamboanga del Norte in Mindanao, may already be extinct on Negros, extinct on Guimaras |
| Anoxypristis cuspidata | Knifetooth sawfish, narrow sawfish, pointed sawfish | Native to the western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean | |
| Brachymeles cebuensis | Cebu small worm skink | Endemic to Cebu | |
| Bubalus mindorensis | Tamaraw, Mindoro dwarf buffalo, Tamarou | Tamaraw | 263 individuals in 2008. Being captive bred. Endemic to Mindoro |
| Cacatua haematuropygia | Red-vented cockatoo, Philippine cockatoo | Katala, Kalangay | Around 180 individuals left in the wild in Palawan. Being captive bred. Formerly widespread in the Philippines |
| Centropus steerii | Black-hooded coucal | Endemic to Mindoro | |
| Cephalakompsus pachycheilus | Extinct. Was endemic to Lake Lanao | ||
| Crateromys australis | Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat, Dinagat Crateromys | Endemic to the Dinagat Islands, populations might also exist in Siargao and Bucas Grande | |
| Crateromys paulus | Ilin Island cloudrunner | No sightings since 1953. Possibly extinct. Endemic to Ilin Island. | |
| Crocodylus mindorensis | Philippine crocodile, Mindoro crocodile, Philippine freshwater crocodile | Less than 100 adults believed to survive in 1992. Endemic to the Philippines | |
| Dobsonia chapmani | Philippine bare-backed fruit bat, Philippine naked-backed fruit bat | Rediscovered in 2000 after presumed extinct in the 1970s. Survives in very small numbers in Cebu and Negros Island | |
| Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill sea turtle | Pawikan | Global |
| Gallicolumba keayi | Negros bleeding-heart | Endemic to Panay and Negros Island | |
| Gallicolumba luzonica | Luzon bleeding heart | Kalapating gubat, punalada, kalapating dugong puso | Luzon Island, Polillo Island |
| Gallicolumba luzonica rubiventris | Catanduanes bleeding heart | Agbaan | Catanduanes Island, Possibly extinct |
| Gallicolumba menagei | Sulu bleeding-heart | Sighting reports in 1995. Endemic to the Sulu Archipelago | |
| Gallicolumba platenae | Mindoro bleeding-heart | Kulo-kulo | Largest remaining population in Mount Siburan, Mindoro |
| Hampala lopezi | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Helicostyla smargadina | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Lycodon chrysoprateros | Ross' wolf snake | Endemic to Dalupiri Island, Cagayan Province. Possible specimens collected from Calayan and northern Camiguin de Babuyanes | |
| Mandibularca resinus | Bagangan | Bagangan | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Orcaella brevirostris | Irrawaddy dolphin | Native to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia | |
| Oriolus isabellae | Isabela oriole, Isabella oriole | Estimated at less than 250 individuals remaining. Endemic to Luzon | |
| Ospatulus truncatus | Bitungu | Bitungu | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Pandaka pygmaea | Dwarf pygmy goby | Bia, Tabios | Possibly extinct in the Philippines after land reclamation projects in Malabon of the Tullahan River habitat. Populations reported in Indonesia and Singapore |
| Parantica davidi | David's tiger | Endemic to the Philippines | |
| Phloeomys cumingi | Southern Luzon giant tailed cloud rat | Endemic to Catanduanes Island and Southern Luzon | |
| Pithecophaga jefferyi | Philippine eagle | Haribon | 180 to 500 birds are believed to survive. Currently being captive bred. Endemic to the Philippines |
| Platymantis insulatus | Endemic to the Gigantes Sur, Iloilo Province | ||
| Prioniturus verticalis | Blue-winged racquet-tail | Endemic to the Sulu Archipelago | |
| Pristis microdon | Largetooth sawfish, freshwater sawfish, Leichhardt's sawfish, smalltooth sawfish | Endemic to the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean | |
| Protosticta plicata | Endemic to Kawasan Falls in Cebu | ||
| Ptilinopus arcanus | Negros fruit dove | No sightings since 1953. Possibly extinct. Endemic to Negros Island | |
| Puntius amarus | Pait | Pait | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Puntius baoulan | Baolan | Baolan | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Puntius clemensi | Bagangan | Bagangan | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Puntius disa | Disa | Disa | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Puntius flavifuscus | Katapa-tapa | Katapa-tapa | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Puntius herrei | Endemic to Lake Lanao | ||
| Puntius katalo | Katolo | Katolo | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Puntius lanaoensis | Kandar | Kandar | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Puntius manalak | Manalak | Manalak | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Puntius tras | Tras | Tras | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Risiocnemis seidenschwarzi | Palata | Palata | Endemic to Cebu |
| Siebenrockiella leytensis | Philippine forest turtle, Philippine pond turtle, Palawan turtle, Leyte pond turtle | Recently rediscovered. Endemic to Palawan | |
| Spratellicypris palata | Palata | Palata | Endemic to Lake Lanao |
| Sus cebifrons | Visayan warty pig | One subspecies believed to be extinct. Surviving subspecies endemic to Panay and Negros Island. Being captive bred in the Netherlands and California |
Plants
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The following is a list of plant species classified as threatened:[1][5]
Vulnerable
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|---|---|---|---|
| Aerides leeana | Endemic to Luzon and Samar | ||
| Agathis philippinensis | Almaciga, dayungon | Almaciga, dayungon | Endemic to the Philippines, Sulawesi and Halmahera |
| Aglaia aherniana | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Aglaia angustifolia | Native to the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia | ||
| Aglaia costata | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Aglaia cumingiana | Native to the Philippines and northern Borneo | ||
| Aglaia pyriformis | Endemic to Luzon | ||
| Aglaia smithii | Endemic to Indonesia and the Philippines | ||
| Alangium longiflorum | Endemic to Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines | ||
| Areca parens | Takobtob | Endemic to the Philippines | |
| Adenanthera intermedia | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Antidesma subolivaceum | Endemic to Palawan | ||
| Aquilaria cumingiana | Endemic to East Kalimantan, the Moluccas and the Philippines | ||
| Aquilaria malaccensis | Agarwood, aloewood, eaglewood, lign-aloes | Native to South Asia and Southeast Asia | |
| Ardisia squamulosa | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Areca ipot | Ipot palm | Endemic to southern Luzon | |
| Areca whitfardii | Endemic to Luzon and Mindoro | ||
| Arthrophyllum pulgarense | Endemic to Palawan | ||
| Artocarpus blancoi | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Artocarpus rubrovenus | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Artocarpus treculianus | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Avicennia rumphiana | Native to Southeast Asia | ||
| Mangifera altissima | Pahutan/paho mango | Native to Southeast Asia |
Endangered
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Critically endangered
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| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Local name(s) | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alocasia atropurpurea | Endemic to Luzon highlands | ||
| Alocasia sanderiana | Sander's alocasia, kris plant | Endemic to Bukidnon, Catanduanes and Misamis Occidental, Philippines. Cultivated as an ornamental. | |
| Alocasia sinuata | Endemic to Samar | ||
| Amesiella monticola | Endemic to Luzon | ||
| Ascoglossum calopterum | Endemic to Dinagat Island | ||
| Ceratocentron fesselii | Endemic to Nueva Ecija | ||
| Cryptocarya elliptifolia | Found to Lanyu Island in Taiwan, unknown status in the Philippines | ||
| Cycas curranii | Curran's pitogo | Endemic to Palawan and Mindoro | |
| Cycas wadei | Wade's pitogo | Endemic to Culion Island | |
| Cycas zambalensis | Endemic to Zambales | ||
| Dendrobium schuetzei | Endemic to Northeastern Mindanao | ||
| Dipterocarpus eurynchus | Native to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines | ||
| Dipterocarpus gracilis | Native to South Asia and Southeast Asia | ||
| Dipterocarpus grandiflorus | Apitong | Possibly extinct. New sightings in Catanduanes' Gigmoto Forest reserve has to be confirmed. Native to South Asia and Southeast Asia | |
| Dipterocarpus hasseltii | Native to Southeast Asia | ||
| Dipterocarpus kerrii | Native to South Asia and Southeast Asia | ||
| Dipterocarpus kunstleri | Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines | ||
| Dipterocarpus validus | Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines | ||
| Gastrochilus calceolaris | Endemic to Benguet | ||
| Gongrospermum philippinense | Endemic to Luzon | ||
| Guioa palawanica | Endemic to Palawan | ||
| Guioa parvifoliola | Endemic to Ilocos Norte | ||
| Guioa reticulata | Endemic to Luzon. No reported collections since the 1960s–1970s | ||
| Heptapleurum agamae | Endemic to Palawan | ||
| Heptapleurum curranii | Endemic to Palawan | ||
| Hopea acuminata | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Hopea basilanica | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Hopea brachyptera | Endemic to the Mindanao | ||
| Hopea cagayanensis | Endemic to northeast Luzon | ||
| Hopea malibato | Dalingdingan | Endemic to the Philippines | |
| Hopea mindanensis | Possibly already extinct. Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Hopea philippinensis | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Hopea plagata | Saplungan, yakal saplungan | Native to Malaysia, and the Philippines | |
| Hopea quisumbingiana | Endemic to the Samar | ||
| Hopea samarensis | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Kibatalia longifolia | Malapasnit | Endemic to Davao | |
| Paphiopedilum adductum | Endemic to the Mindanao | ||
| Paphiopedilum fowliei | Endemic to the Palawan | ||
| Paphiopedilum urbanianum | Endemic to the Mindoro | ||
| Parashorea malaanonan | White lauan, white seraya | Apnit, bagtikan | Native to Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and the Philippines |
| Phalaenopsis micholitzii | Endemic to Camarines Sur and Zamboanga | ||
| Podocarpus palawanensis | Endemic to Pagdanan Range of Palawan | ||
| Rafflesia magnifica | Endemic to Mt. Candalaga, Compostela Valley of Mindanao | ||
| Shorea almon | Light red meranti, Philippine mahogany (U.S. timber trade), white lauan | Almon | Native to Malaysia, and the Philippines |
| Shorea astylosa | Yakal | Endemic to Catanduanes and other Philippine islands | |
| Shorea contorta | White lauan | Endemic to the Philippines | |
| Shorea falciferoides | Yakal yamban | Native to Indonesia and the Philippines | |
| Shorea guiso | Hasselt's guijo, red balau | Native to Southeast Asia | |
| Shorea hopeifolia | Yellow meranti | Native to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines | |
| Shorea malibato | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
| Shorea negrosensis | Red lauan | Endemic to the Philippines | |
| Shorea palosapis | Philippine mahogany (U.S. timber trade), white lauan | Mayapis | Endemic to the Philippines |
| Shorea polysperma | Tangile | Endemic to the Philippines | |
| Shorea seminis | Native to Malaysia, and the Philippines | ||
| Tectona philippinensis | Philippine teak | Endemic to Luzon and Iling Island | |
| Vatica elliptica | Considered to be very close to extinction. Endemic to Mt. Kaladis, Zamboanga del Sur | ||
| Vatica pachyphylla | Endemic to eastern Luzon and Polillo Island |
See also
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- National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines
- Katala Foundation
- Haribon Foundation
- List of endemic birds of the Philippines
- List of mammals of the Philippines
- Wild pigs of the Philippines
General:
References
[edit]- ^ a b c IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1.
- ^ "Animal Info – Philippines". Animal Info – Endangered Animals.
- ^ "Ocean Ambassadors – Dugong". OneOcean.
- ^ Jo Marie V. Acebes (2009). "Historical whaling in the Philippines: origins of 'indigenous subsistence whaling', mapping whaling grounds and comparison with current known distribution: a HMAP Asia Project Paper" (PDF). Working Paper No. 161. Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, National Library of Australia. ISSN 1037-4612.
- ^ Edwino S. Fernando; Leonardo L. Co; Daniel A. Lagunzad; William Sm. Gruèzo; Julie F. Barcelona; Domingo A. Madulid; Aida B. Lapis; Gregorio I. Texon; Antonio C. Manila & Prescillano M. Zamora (2008). "Threatened plants of the Philippines – a preliminary assessment". Philippine Plant Conservation Committee, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
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External links
[edit]- Katala Foundation
- Haribon Foundation
Media related to Flora of the Philippines at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Animals of the Philippines at Wikimedia Commons
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