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Animals in Philippines

20 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Philippines, 6 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 20
Threatened: 6
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 10,207

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Philippines?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Philippines?

Mammals
grey wolf, common bottlenose dolphin
2 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, common ostrich
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile, king cobra
3 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray …
5 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
staghorn coral
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Philippines?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Philippines.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	70
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	29
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	4
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	33
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Philippines

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	636
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	29
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	1,601
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	6,987
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	2
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	6
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	562
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	10
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	9
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	70
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	1
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	1
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	29
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	4
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	1
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	33
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	223
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	1

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Philippines. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.