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List of threatened species of the Philippines

List of threatened species of the Philippines

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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

The following is a list of animal species classified as threatened:[1][2]

Vulnerable

Philippine eagle-owl (Bubo philippensis)
Green humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)
A baby Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans) with mother
Philippine flat-headed frog (Barbourula busuangensis)
Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis)
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Philippine deer (Rusa marianna)
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Endangered

Philippine spotted deer (Rusa alfredi)
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
A male and female tarictic hornbill (Penelopides panini)
Palawan horned frog (Megophrys ligayae)
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Critically endangered

Rufous-headed hornbill (Aceros waldeni)
Red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)
Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)
Philippine forest turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis)
Blue-winged racquet-tail (Prioniturus verticalis)
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Plants

The following is a list of plant species classified as threatened:[1][5]

Vulnerable

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Endangered

Aerides lawrenceae
Dipterocarpus alatus
Phalaenopsis lindenii
Paphiopedilum ciliolare
Podocarpus costalis
Nepenthes bellii
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Critically endangered

Alocasia sanderiana
Alocasia sinuata
Paphiopedilum urbanianum
Paphiopedilum fowliei
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See also

General:


References

  1. "Animal Info – Philippines". Animal Info – Endangered Animals.
  2. 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.
  3. 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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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