WELL-KNOWN SPECIES OF ANIMALS IN THE PHILIPPINES

WELL-KNOWN SPECIES OF ANIMALS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Common Name	Illustration	Scientific Name	Description
Monkey-eating eagle/ Philippine eagle (haribon)		Pithecophaga jefferyi	-One of the rarest, strongest, and most powerful species of bird in the world. -National bird of the Philippines. -has a nape adorned by brown feathers that resemble like a lion -has strong claws for catching prey -can be found in Sierra Madre and some forests in Mindanao
Philippine tarsier		Tarsius syrichta	-one of the smallest primates in the world with distinct large eyes -native in Bohol -measures about only 85-160mm in height -nocturnal(active at night)
Sea cow (dugong)		Dugong dugon	-a large marine mammal -feed directly on plants -native in Philippine seas particularly in Palawan and Mindanao
Mindoro dwarf buffalo (tamaraw)		Bubalus mindorensis	-a small hoofed mammal (almost looks like a carabao) -endemic in the island of mindoro
Philippine mouse deer (pilandok)		Tragalus nigricans	-A small nocturnal ruminant (feeds on plants) -has black and brown coat -has slender legs -native in the island of Balabac, Palawan
Philippine Crocodile		Crocodylus mindorensis	-a freshwater crocodile native in Mindoro island -critically endangered due to unsustainable fishing methods -grows up to 3 meters in length Has relatively broad snout
Whale shark (butanding)		Rhincodon typus	-largest fish in the world -filter feeder -slow-moving -native in Donsol, Sorsogon
Dwarf goby		Pandaca Pygmea	-world’s smallest freshwater fish -measures abour half an inch -can be found in Malabon river
Sinarapan		Mistichthys luzonensis	-world’s smallest commercial fish -grows to an average length of 1.25 cm -can be found in lake bato and lake Buhi, Camarines Sur
Monitor lizard (bayawak)		Varranus salvator	-carnivorous lizard -can move fast on groud -has forked tongue -largest species of lizard that can be found in the country
Sea turtle (pawikan)		Chelonia mydas	-a large turtle found in Philippine seas -grows up to 1.5 m. long and weighs 185 kg. -cannot retract its head compared to land turtles -color ranges from green, brown, and black -highly hunted because of its bizarre shell.