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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.
Philippine long-fingered bat: Miniopterus paululus Hollister, 1913: Caves and forests LC Unknown: Great bent-winged bat: Miniopterus tristis Waterhouse, 1845: Caves and forests LC Unknown: Family Molossidae: Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat: Chaerephon plicatus Buchanan, 1800: Caves, rocky areas, savanna and forests LC Unknown: Lesser naked bat
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.
The Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi), also known as the Visayan deer, the Philippine spotted deer [3] or Prince Alfred's deer, is a small, endangered, primarily nocturnal species of deer found in the rainforests of the Visayan Islands of Panay and Negros. It once was found across other islands, such as Cebu, Guimaras, Leyte, Masbate, and Samar.
[13] [14] Animals which remained in captivity continued to be taken care of by zoo employees and volunteers despite the closure. [ 15 ] Plans to renovate the zoo once again surfaced following the election of Isko Moreno as Manila mayor, [ 16 ] and in July 2020, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the zoo.
Avilon Zoo in Montalban, Rizal, Philippines. Avilon Zoo is currently the largest zoological institution in the Philippines in terms of land area and collection of animals. The 7.5-hectare (19-acre) facility located in Rodriguez, Rizal houses more than 3,000 specimens of exotic wildlife representing more than 600 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes and invertebrat
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