2. Endemic animals – animals that are
commonly found and present in a
specific area are called endemic
animals.
3. • Philippine Eagle
– The national bird of the Philippines and one of the
world’s rarest birds of prey, is also called the
monkey-eating eagle
4. • Tamaraw
– The rare tamaraw, also called the Mindoro dwarf
buffalo, is endemic to the island of Mindoro.
5. • Philippine Crocodile
– The Philippine Crocodile, known locally as
buwaya, is a small, freshwater crocodile.
6. • Philippine Tarsier
– The Philippine tarsier is found in the Visayan
islands of Bohol, Samar, and Leyte, and some
parts of Mindanao.
7. • Tawilis
– The freshwater fish Sardinella tawilis, locally
known as tawilis, is found exclusively in Taal lake.
8. • Philippine Forest Turtle
– Siebenrockiella leytensis is a species of freshwater
turtle endemic to the Philippines. It is classified as
critically endangered. It is known as the Philippine
forest turtle, or the Leyte pond turtle. It is locally
known as bakoko in Cuyonon.
9. • The red-vented cockatoo
– The red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua
haematuropygia), also known as the Philippine
cockatoo and locally katala, abukay, agay or
kalangay, is a critically endangered species of
cockatoo that is endemic to the Philippines.
10. • Visayan Spotted Deer
– The Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi), also
known as the "Visayan deer", is a nocturnal and
endangered species of deer located primarily in
the rainforests of the Visayan islands of Panay and
Negros though it once roamed other islands such
as Cebu, Guimaras, Leyte, Masbate, and Samar.
11. • The Visayan Warty Pig
– The Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) is a critically
endangered species in the pig genus (Sus). It is
endemic to six of the Visayan Islands (Cebu,
Negros, Panay, Masbate, Guimaras, and Siquijor)
in the central Philippines.
12. • Philippine Mouse-deer
– The Philippine mouse-deer (Tragulus nigricans),
also known as the Balabac chevrotain or pilandok
(in Filipino), is a small, nocturnal ruminant, which
is endemic to Balabac and nearby smaller islands
of southwest of Palawan in the Philippines.
13. • Philippine Pangolin
– The Philippine pangolin or Palawan pangolin
(Manis culionensis), also locally known as
balintong, is a pangolin species endemic to the
Palawan province of the Philippines. Its habitat
includes primary and secondary forests, as well as
surrounding grasslands.
14. • Mount Data Forest Frog
– The Mount Data forest frog (Platymantis
subterrestris) is a species of frog in the family
Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera
Central of northern Luzon, Philippines. Its type
locality is Mount Data.
15. • Cloud Rat
– The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a tribe
(Phloeomyini) of arboreal and nocturnal
herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests
of the Philippines.
