Unique Animals Found In The Philippines

Once ubiquitous in the central Philippines especially in the island of Cebu the pig can now only be found on two islands.

Unique animals found in the philippines. These are mammals that exist only on the island and nowhere else on Earth. One of two species of lemurs that can fly and this one is found exclusively in the Philippines. Unique and Beautiful Animals Only Found in the Philippines.

The scientific name is Crocodylus mindorens this animal is endemic throughout the Philippine islands. The Palawan Bearcat a most unusual Civet Cat. Here it is found in the lowland forests on islands like Mindanao Luzon Samar Bohol and a few others.

Unlike other swell sharks the new species found in the Philippines have lighter spots or camouflaged color patterns. This country is home to the rarest crocodile the second-smallest primate and the second-largest gecko on earth. Gener geminiano author from land of.

This brings the total number of non-flying mammals on the island to 56 52 of. These birds are around 40 to 50 cm long and have a wing-span of 35 cm. Youll struggle to stumble across this tiny elusive primate in the wild but at the Philippine Tarsier Foundation you get to see it in semi-natural habitat.

The Philippine Mouse Deer or Pilandok. The largest island of the Philippines Luzon has the worlds greatest concentration of unique mammals. The rare and endangered animals of the philippines the palawan bearcat binturong the palawan bearcat is a truly unique animal when it comes to its physical appearance.

Right Coloured pencil illustration of cloud rats some of the mammals found only on Luzon. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is declining due to hunting and habitat loss. And the Calayan rail the most endangered rail species in the world found only on a small island in the Babuyan Group of Islands.