List of Threatened (Critically Endangered) Species of Animals in the Philippines
Scientific name
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Common name(s)
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Local name(s)
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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 to Mindoro |
| 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 | xxxxx | 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 and Negros Island | |
| Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill sea turtle | Pawikan | Global |
| Gallicolumba keayi | Negros bleeding-heart | Endemic to Panay and Negros Island | |
| Gallicolumba luzonica | Luzon bleeding heart | Kalapating gubat,punalada,kalapating dugong puso | Luzon Island,Polillo Island |
| Gallicolumba luzonica rubiventris | Catanduanes bleeding heart | Agbaan | Catanduanes Island, Possibly extinct |
| 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 | |
| Phloeomys cumingi | Southern Luzon giant tailed cloud rat | Endemic to Catanduanes Island and Southern Luzon | |
| 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 to Negros 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 | |
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