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This is a list of threatened plant and animal species in the Philippines as classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It includes vulnerable (VU), endangered (EN), critically endangered (CR), and recently extinct (EX) species. It excludes near threatened (NT), data deficient (DD), and prehistoric species. [1]
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).
The Mindanao horned frog (Pelobatrachus stejnegeri) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Mindoro tree frog (Philautus schmackeri) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Platymantis lawtoni is an endangered species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Romblon, Philippines. It occurs in the rainforests of Romblon, Tablas, and Sibuyan Islands. It has been observed between 800 and 1200 meters above sea level. [2] [3]
Barbourula busuangensis is a species of frog in the family Bombinatoridae. It is also known under the common names Philippine flat-headed frog, Palawan flat-headed frog, Busuanga jungle toad, Busuanga disk-tongued toad, and Philippine aquatic frog. [1] [2] It is endemic to the Busuanga, Culion, Balabac, and Palawan islands in the Philippines.
The Mount Data forest frog (Platymantis subterrestris) is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Central of northern Luzon, Philippines. Its type locality is Mount Data. It has been observed between 1850 and 2200 meters above sea level in the mountains in Luzon. [2] [3]
Platymantis spelaeus, also known as the Negros cave frog [4] or cave wrinkled ground frog, [1] is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. [3] It is endemic to the Philippines , where it is only found in the forested limestone areas of southern Negros .