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Philippines - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Philippines. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Philippines is an island country located in Southeast Asia and tropical zone. It comprises a lot of island in the west of Pacific Ocean. Philippines is one of Biodiversity hotspots in the world. The following shows the distribution of animals in Philippines.
| Philippines | |
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Philippines
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Megabat |
Panay Giant Fruit Bat (？～AD1892) |  | Bird |
Daurian Partridge |
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Philippines
extant species |
 | Treeshrew |
Common Treeshrew,
Palawan Treeshrew,
Mindanao Treeshrew |  | Primate |
Sunda Loris ,
Philippine Tarsier,
Crab-eating Macaque |  | Rodent |
Indonesian Porcupine,
Palawan Flying Squirrel,
Basilan Flying Squirrel,
Philippine Pygmy Squirrel,
Busuanga Squirrel,
Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel,
Mindanao Squirrel,
Philippine Tree Squirrel,
Palawan Montane Squirrel,
Samar Squirrel,
Davao Squirrel,
Culion Tree Squirrel,
Southern Palawan Tree Squirrel |  | Hedgehog |
Dinagat Gymnure,
Mindanao Gymnure |  | Even-toed ungulate |
Wild Boar,
Bearded Pig,
Philippine Warty Pig,
Visayan Warty Pig,
Oliver's Warty Pig,
Palawan Pig,
Greater Mouse-deer,
Philippine Mouse-deer,
Sika Deer,
Philippine Sambar,
Philippine Spotted Deer,
Calamian Deer,
Tamaraw | | Megabat |
Long-tongued Nectar Bat,
Cave Nectar Bat,
Philippine Dawn Bat,
Geoffroy's Rousette,
Ryukyu Flying-fox,
Small Flying-fox,
White-winged Flying Fox,
Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox,
Philippine Gray Flying Fox,
Large Flying Fox … total 24 species |  | Pangolin |
Sunda Pangolin |  | Carnivora |
Leopard Cat (Spotted),
Binturong,
Asian Palm Civet,
Malayan Civet (Spotted),
Short-tailed Mongoose,
Palawan Stink Badger,
Oriental Small-clawed Otter |  | Crocodile |
Philippine Crocodile,
Saltwater Crocodile |  | Monitor |
Gray's monitor,
Northern Sierra Madre monitor,
Panay Monitor |  | Snake |
Reticulated python Largest snakes |  | Junglefowl |
Red Junglefowl |  | Peafowl |
Palawan Peacock-pheasant |  | Stork |
Woolly-necked Stork |  | Ibis |
Glossy Ibis |  | Crane |
Sarus Crane |  | Hornbill |
Palawan Hornbill ,
Sulu Hornbill ,
Rufous Hornbill ,
Mindoro Hornbill,
Visayan Hornbill,
Writhed Hornbill ,
Rufous-headed Hornbill |  | Raptor |
Philippine Eagle |  | Pelican |
Spot-billed Pelican |  | Parrot |
Red-vented Cockatoo ,
Mindanao Lorikeet ,
Yellow-and-green Lorikeet ,
Guaiabero ,
Luzon Racquet-tail,
Blue-headed Racquet-tail,
Green Racquet-tail,
Blue-crowned Racquet-tail,
Blue-winged Racquet-tail,
Great-billed Parrot … total 12 species | | endemic bird |
Philippine Duck,
Bukidnon Woodcock,
Philippine Buttonquail,
Spotted Buttonquail,
Philippine Falconet,
Philippine Hawk-eagle,
Brown-banded Rail,
Luzon Bleeding-heart,
Mindanao Bleeding-heart,
Pink-bellied Imperial-pigeon ,
Spotted Imperial-pigeon,
Flame-breasted Fruit-dove ,
Cream-bellied Fruit-dove,
Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove ,
Black-chinned Fruit-dove … total 147 endemic species | | bird (CR) |
Spoon-billed Sandpiper,
Mindoro Bleeding-heart,
Negros Bleeding-heart,
Sulu Bleeding-heart,
Negros Fruit-dove,
Black-hooded Coucal,
Isabela Oriole,
Cebu Flowerpecker | | bird (EN) |
Spotted Greenshank,
Japanese Night Heron,
Mindoro Imperial-pigeon,
Tawitawi Brown-dove,
Streak-breasted Bulbul,
Flame-templed Babbler,
White-throated Jungle-flycatcher,
Black Shama |  | Flower |
Rafflesia,
Rafflesia,
Rafflesia,
Rafflesia,
Rafflesia,
Rafflesia,
Rafflesia,
Rafflesia |
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Philippines
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
Dugong |  | Turtle |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle,
Green turtle,
Hawksbill turtle,
Olive Ridley |  | Frigatebird |
Great Frigatebird,
Lesser Frigatebird,
Christmas Island Frigatebird |  | Ray |
Knifetooth sawfish,
Largetooth sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead,
Great hammerhead,
Great white shark,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Indo-Pacific sailfish,
Black Marlin |  | Tuna |
Pacific bluefin tuna |  | Horseshoe
crab |
Mangrove horseshoe crab ,
Costal horseshoe crab ,
Japanese horseshoe crab |  | Crab |
Coconut crab (４０cm) |  | Nautilus |
Chambered Nautilus |  | Coral |
Table coral',
Brain corals' |
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Philippines
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (CR) |
Ilin Island Cloudrunner,
Dinagat Bushy-Tailed Cloud Rat | | Mouse (EN) |
Russet Batomys,
Giant Bushy-Tailed Cloud Rat,
Panay Cloudrunner |  | Mole (EN) |
Negros Shrew | | Turtle (EN) |
Spiny turtle,
Cantor's Giant Soft Shelled Turtle |  | Frog (CR) |
(Platymantis insulata) | | Frog (EN) |
Palawan Horned Frog,
White-striped Flathead Toad,
(Platymantis cagayanensis),
(Platymantis hazelae),
(Platymantis lawtoni),
(Platymantis levigata),
(Platymantis negrosensis),
(Platymantis panayensis),
(Platymantis polillensis),
(Platymantis spelaea),
(Platymantis subterrestris),
(Platymantis taylori),
(Philautus schmackeri),
(Philautus surrufus) |  | Swallowtail
butterfly |
Common Rose ,
(Atrophaneura atropos) ,
(Atrophaneura schadenbergi) ,
Graphium codrus ,
Common Jay ,
(Graphium idaeoides) ,
(Graphium megaera) ,
Apo Swallowtail ,
(Papilio antonio) ,
(Papilio benguetanus) … total 21 species |
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