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The Palawan rain forests ecoregion (WWF ID:IM0143) covers the Palawan Island Archipelago, centered on Palawan Island, the sixth largest island in the Philippines.The islands act as an ecological bridge between Borneo and the main islands of the Philippines, even though there were channels between the islands through the last ice age when sea levels were low.
Pages in category "Fauna of Palawan" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alcalus mariae;
The Palawan binturong inhabits tropical rainforest habitat. It is an omnivore, feeding on fruit, small animals, and carrion. [2] It is solitary and mostly active at night; it is arboreal, living in forests, including rainforests, as well as agricultural areas and close to human settlements.
Among the seas of the Philippines' 7,107 islands there is great diversity of marine animals. Butanding , or whale shark , the largest fish, can be found in the province of Sorsogon . The dwarf pygmy goby or Philippine goby ( Pandaca pygmaea ), is one of the shortest and lightest freshwater fish in the world with a size of 9-11 mm; about the ...
It is included in the list of Philippines endemics. The blue-breasted pitta, Erythropitta erythrogaster, is a recent split from the Australasian "red-bellied" pitta group. The blue-breasted pitta is found throughout the Philippines and also in the Talaud Island group of Indonesia. For now, it is included in the Philippines endemic list.
The following is the list of critically endangered (CR) and endangered (EN) species included in the National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines as per DENR Administrative Order 2019-09. [1] The list below currently does not include fauna classified as vulnerable (VU) and other threatened species (OTS).
Palawan (/ p ə ˈ l ɑː w ən /, Tagalog: [pɐˈlaː.wan]), officially the Province of Palawan (Cuyonon: Probinsya i'ang Palawan; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of 14,649.73 km 2 (5,656.29 ...
English: Primary virgin tropical rainforest in Palawan, Philippines. The remainder of tropical rainforest in the Philippines is found on the island Palawan. The flora and fauna in Palawan is quite unique to the island, and is said to have more in common with that of Borneo than with the rest of the Philippines.