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The wildlife of the Philippines includes a significant number of endemic plant and animal species. The country's surrounding waters reportedly [1] have the highest level of marine biodiversity in the world. The Philippines is one of the seventeen megadiverse countries and is a global biodiversity hotspot.
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The National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines, also known as the Red List, is a list of endangered species endemic to the Philippines and is maintained by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Biodiversity Management Bureau and the Philippine Red List Committee.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 743 species, of which 229 are endemic , five have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
Carabaos are mainly used as draft animals for paddy field rice cultivation. In 2023, the vast majority of Philippine carabaos (99.3%) are raised for this purpose by smallholder farmers. [3] [18] Carabaos raised as draft animals are typically docile and can be trained with simple commands. They are treated as a family pet and are regularly taken ...
Adults range from 125 to 130 cm (49 to 51 in) long from the head to the base of the tail, 70 to 80 cm (28 to 31 in) in shoulder height and 40 to 60 kg (88 to 132 lb) in weight. This species is easily distinguished from other species of deer in the Philippines by the distinctive "A"-pattern of beige spots on its deep brown back and sides.
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An adult female Philippine deer on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines In Manila, Philippines. The Philippine brown deer is relatively smaller than its relative, the sambar deer. Its head-and-body length and shoulder height measures 100 to 151 cm (39 to 59 in), and 55 to 70 cm (22 to 28 in), respectively.