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]
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[edit]Animals
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This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
The following is a list of animal species classified as threatened:[1][2]
[edit]Vulnerable
Philippine Eagle-Owl (Bubo philippensis)
Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)
Green Humphead Parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)
A baby Philippine flying lemur with mother (Cynocephalus volans)
Philippine Flat-headed Frog (Barbourula busuangensis)
Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
The Philippine Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus philippensis)
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Philippine deer (Rusa marianna)
[edit]Endangered
Philippine spotted deer (Rusa alfredi)
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
A male and female Tarictic Hornbill (Penelopides panini)
Blue-winged racquet-tail (Prioniturus verticalis)
Palawan horned frog (Megophrys ligayae)
[edit]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)
Scientific name | Common name(s) | Local name(s) | Distribution |
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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 toMindoro |
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 | Possibly extinct. 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 andNegros Island | |
Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill sea turtle | Pawikan | Global |
Gallicolumba keayi | Negros Bleeding-heart | Endemic to Panay and Negros Island | |
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 Camiguin Norte | |
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 of the Malabon River habitat. Populations reported in Indonesia and Singapore |
Parantica davidi | David’s Tiger | Endemic to the Philippines | |
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 South Gigante Island, Iloilo Province | ||
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 toNegros 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 |
[edit]Extinct
Scientific name | Common name(s) | Local name(s) | Distribution | Order |
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Acerodon lucifer | Panay giant fruit bat | Declared extinct in 1996. Formerly endemic to Panay | Chiroptera |
[edit]Plants
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This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
The following is a list of plant species classified as threatened:[1][5]
[edit]Vulnerable
Scientific name | Common name(s) | Local name(s) | Distribution |
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Aerides leeanum | 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 obliquinervium | Endemic to Palawan | ||
Antidesma subolivaceum | Endemic to Palawan | ||
Aphanamixis cumingiana | Endemic to the Philippines | ||
Aporusa elliptifolia | 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 |
[edit]Endangered
[edit]Critically Endangered
Kris plant (Alocasia sanderiana) inBukidnon
Scientific name | Common name(s) | Local name(s) | Distribution |
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Alocasia atropurpurea | Endemic to Luzon highlands | ||
Alocasia sanderiana | Sander’s Alocasia, Kris plant | Endemic to Bukidnon 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. Native to South Asia andSoutheast 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 | ||
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 ofMindanao | ||
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 the Philippines | |
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 |
[edit]Extinct
Scientific name | Common name(s) | Local name(s) | Distribution |
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