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The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
Dugong skeleton displayed at Philippine National Museum. Dugongidae's body weight ranges from 217 to 307 kg for juveniles, 334 to 424 kg for subadults, and 435 to 568.5 kg for adults. Oral temperatures for individual dugongs is determined from 24° to 34.2 °C. Heart rate readings are from 40 to 96 bpm and vary between individual dugongs.
Dugong skeleton displayed at Philippine National Museum The meat, oil, bones, and skins are commercially valuable. Mortality is often caused by direct hunting by humans or other human-induced causes, such as habitat destruction , entanglement in fishing gear , and watercraft collisions .
Common name Scientific name authority Preferred habitat IUCN status Range Family Lorisidae: lorises: Philippine slow loris: Nycticebus menagensis Lydekker, 1893: Lowland forest VU: Family Tarsiidae: tarsiers: Philippine tarsier: Carlito syrichta Linnaeus, 1758: Forest NT: Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys: Crab-eating macaque: Macaca ...
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.
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Scientific name Range Comments Pictures Alor Island giant rat: Alormys aplini: Alor Island, Indonesia Most recent remains at Tabubung 4 dated to 62 BCE - 87 CE. The extinction coincides with a period of aridification, deforestation, and extinction of other giant rat species in the island. [10] Carpomys dakal: Luzon, Philippines
locator map of Bohol. The Philippines supports a rich and varied flora with close botanical connections to Indonesia and mainland Southeast Asia.Forests cover almost one-half of the land area and are typically tropical, with the dominant family, Dipterocarpaceae, representing 75% of the stands.