Geography and Nature (Philippines)

Endemic Flora, Fauna, and Protected Wildlife

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  1. What critically endangered raptor is the national bird of the Philippines?
  2. Which wild bovine, once found throughout Mindoro, is endemic to the island and critically endangered?
  3. What small nocturnal primate found in Bohol, Samar, and Leyte is famous for its massive eyes and ability to rotate its neck 180 degrees?
  4. What is the only known freshwater sardine species in the world, endemic exclusively to Taal Lake in Batangas?
  5. What large arboreal rodent endemic to the high-elevation cloud forests of Luzon can weigh up to 2.5 kilograms?
  6. What critically endangered crocodilian species is native exclusively to freshwater marshes and rivers in the Philippines, smaller than the saltwater crocodile?
  7. Which orchid, known as the 'Queen of Philippine Flowers', is one of the country's national flowers?
  8. What is the national tree of the Philippines, highly valued for its durable, termiteresistant reddish hardwood and golden-yellow blossoms?
  9. What aromatic white flower introduced from South Asia serves as the official national flower of the Philippines?
  10. What endangered marine mammal, also known as the 'sea cow', feeds on seagrass beds in Palawan, Isabela, and Guimaras?
  11. What endangered cetacean species with a bulbous forehead and flexible neck inhabits the shallow waters of Malampaya Sound in northern Palawan?
  12. What giant fruit bat species is endemic to the Philippines and one of the largest bat species in the world?
  13. What small deer species is endemic exclusively to the Calamian Islands of Palawan?
  14. Which tiny chevrotain known locally as the 'pilandok' is the smallest deer in the Philippines?
  15. Which parasitic flowering plant genus, famous for producing massive foul-smelling blooms without roots, stems, or leaves, is represented in the Philippines by species like R. manillana and R. schadenb…
  16. Which endemic Philippine bird species features a bright scarlet splash of plumage at the center of its white breast, giving it an injured appearance?
  17. What species of cockatoo is known locally as the 'katala' or 'abukay'?
  18. What carnivorous pitcher plant endemic to Mount Victoria in Palawan is renowned for producing pitchers large enough to trap and digest small rodents?
  19. What rare freshwater turtle species, once believed extinct, is strictly endemic to the rivers and creeks of northern Palawan?
  20. What nocturnal viverrid mammal found in Palawan is also known as the 'bearcat' and smells strongly of buttered popcorn due to compound secretions?
  21. Which gliding mammal native to the southern and eastern Philippines has a gliding membrane stretching from neck to tail, gliding distances over 100 meters?
  22. What critically endangered duck species is endemic to Philippine freshwater wetlands?
  23. What marine sanctuary in Sorsogon became internationally acclaimed in the late 1990s as a global capital for ethical swimming with whale sharks (butanding)?
  24. Which endemic hardwood tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae, known as 'Philippine teak', is restricted to coastal limestone forests of Batangas and Mindoro?
  25. What term describes biogeographical regions like the Philippines characterized by exceptional concentrations of endemic species undergoing dramatic habitat loss?

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