Philippine Tarsier | Endangered Animals in the Philippines

The Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) also called Luzon is an endangered species that is
endemic to the Philippines. These animals are found in the south-eastern region of
archipelago. Philippine tarsier is also the inhabitant of the islands of Leyte, Boho, Samar,
and Mindanao. Some of these species are known to reside in Siagao Island, Dinagat Island,
and Maripipi Island. The length of the Philippine tarsier measures around 118 149 mm,
with weigh measuring at 113 142 grams.

Philippine Tarsier
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The Luzon Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) is one of a number of species of ground dove in
the genus Gallicolumba that are called "bleeding-hearts". They get this name from a splash of vivid red
colour at the centre of their white breasts. The Luzon Bleeding-heart is the species in which this feature is
most pronounced, and on first sight it is hard to believe that the bird has not recently been wounded. A
reddish hue that extends down the belly furthers the illusion of blood having run down the bird's front.















The giant clam, Tridacna gigas (known as pua in Cook Islands Mori), is a clam that is the largest
living bivalve mollusk. T. gigas is one of the most endangered clam species. Antonio
Pigafetta documented these in his journal as early as 1521. One of a number of large clam species native
to the shallow coral reefs of the South Pacific and Indian oceans, they can weigh more than 200
kilograms (440 lb), measure as much as 120 cm (47 in) across, and have an average lifespan in the wild
of 100 years or more.
[2]
They are also found off the shores of the Philippines, where they are
called taklobo, and in the South China Sea in the coral reefs of Sabah (Malaysian Borneo). T. gigas lives
in flat coral sand or broken coral and can be found at depth of as much as 20 m (66 ft).
[3]
Its range covers
the Indo-Pacific, but populations are diminishing quickly and the giant clam has become extinct in many
areas where it was once common. T. maxima has the largest geographical distribution among giant clam
species; it can be found in high- or low-islands, lagoons, or fringing reefs.
[4]
Its rapid growth rate is likely
due to its ability to cultivate algae in its body tissue.












The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), also known as the Mindoro crocodile or
the Philippine freshwater crocodile, is one of two species of crocodile that are found in the Philippines,
the other is the larger Indo-Pacific crocodile or saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).
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The
Philippine crocodile, the species endemic only to the country, became data deficient to critically
endangered in 2008 from exploitation and unsustainable fishing methods,
[3]
such as dynamite
fishing.
[4]
Conservation methods are being taken by the Dutch/FilipinoMabuwaya foundation,
[5]
the
Crocodile Conservation Society and the Zoological Institute of HerpaWorld in Mindoro island. It is strictly
prohibited to kill a crocodile in the country, and it is punishable by law.














The Visayan warty pig, Sus cebifrons, is a critically endangered species of pig. The Visayan warty pig
is endemic to two of the Visayan Islands in the central Philippines, and is threatened by habitat loss, food
shortages and hunting these are the leading causes of the Visayan warty pig's status as critically
endangered. Due to the small numbers of remaining Visayan warty pigs in the wild, little is known of their
behaviors or characteristics outside of captivity.