4 Philippine Biodiversity

PhilippineBiodiversity

What is Biodiversity?

The variety of all living things on earth!

What's Your Biodiversity IQ?

Which of the following environments on our planet are tooharsh to support life?

A. Boiling sulfur springs(temp 100°C)

D. None of the Above

B. Deep-sea hydrothermal vents C. Frigid ice of the Arctic and Antarctic(temp 350°C) (temp up to -70°C)


If we gave a prize for the “strongest creature for its size,”which animal would win?

A D

B

C


Which of the following would we have to do without if therewere no bees?

A B C

D

E


What is the only mammal capable of true flight?

A. Flying lemur C. Flying squirrel

B. Bat


What is the fastest flying bird?

A. Philippine Eagle

B. Peregrine Falcon

C. Pallid Swift D. Ostrich


Biodiversity includes which of the following?

A. The color of our skin

C. The different types of forests

B. The stripes on a zebra D. The different species of frogs


What is the biggest threat to biodiversity?

C. Pollution

A. Specimen collection

B. Habitat Loss D. Tourism


Which has the biggest biodiversity?

A. Tundra C. Tropical Forest

B. Temperate Forest D. Grassland


Among the three, which country has the highest percentageof endemic terrestrial vertebrate species?

B

C

A

Philippine Biodiversity

And the winner is...

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PHILIPPINES SPAIN BRAZIL

TOTAL 1,139 435 3,131TERRESTRIALVERTEBRATESPECIES

ENDEMIC SPECIES 558 25 788

% ENDEMIC 49 6 25

TOTAL LAND AREA 300,780 451,171 8,511,165(km2)


MAMMALS206+ species of terrestrial mammals, 117 species (57%) endemic

27 species of marine mammals* Heaney et al. 2010

Hi! I'm aPhilippine

mouse deer,one of the

smallestdeer in the

world. Youcan't find

meanywhereexcept inPalawan.

Do you know what a healthy sea cowlike me likes to eat so I can grow big

and strong? SEA GRASS!!!


BIRDSI'm a Phlippine Eagle, the

576+ species, 195 endemic

I'm not really bleeding,but my heart looks likeit is so they call me ableeding heart pigeon.

You can find menesting in Luzon.

King of Birds! I'm a top forestpredator and the largestraptor in the world!


REPTILES

258+ species, 170 (66%) endemic* Diesmos et al. 2002

I'm a leatherback, the largest sea turtlein the world. I can grow up to 7ft long

and weigh over 2,000 lbs! I can alsodive deeper than any other sea turtle -

up to 4,200 feet! Awesome, dude.

I may look like a meanie, butI'm a very good parent to my

kids so please don't be meanto me and my kind. There areless than 200 of us Philippine

crocodiles in the wild.


AMPHIBIANSThey call me pygmy forest

101+ species, 78 (77%) endemics* Diesmos et al. 2002

No, I'm not a worm nor am I asnake. I'm a legless amphibiancalled a caecilian. Very few

people know about me because Iburrow into the ground and am

very hard to find.

frog because I'm thesmallest frog in the

Philippines! I live in theCordillera and Sierra Madremountains and in Sibuyan

Island.


FISHAbout 4,050 species in the Indo-Pacific region

2,228 coral reef fish species in the Coral Triangle (37%World; 56% Indo-Pacific)

People call me Nemo these

I'm a whale shark,the largest fish in

the sea! But I'm nota whale, I'm a

days, which is short foranemonefish. I make my

home among the stingingtentacles of a sea anemone.

Yes, I'm a fish! I'm ayoung batfish and I'm

mimicking a toxicflatworm so predators

won't eat me.

shark. You'll oftensee me swimmingin Donsol,

Sorsogon.


INVERTEBRATESMollusks: 22,000 species

Insects: 20,940+ species, 70% endemicCorals: At least 484 hard coral species

I'm not called flamboyantcuttlefish for nothing! I change

Do I remind you ofsomething? A brain

perhaps? That's whyI'm called brain coral!I can grow up to 6ftand live up to 900

color very quickly when I'mdisturbed or attacked. You

wouldn't want to eat me thoughbecause I'm poisonous!

I'm called Palawanbirdwing because I have avery large wingspan for a

butterfly. I can fly reallyhigh and for long

distances. You can onlyfind me in Palawan.

years!




Did you know? Philippine Coral Reefs are considered to be thecenter of the center of marine biodiversity!




Throughout the world's ocens, coral reefs cover approximately617,000 km2. Philippine coral reefs cover an estimated area of

about 30,000 km 2 .


PLANTS15,000+ kinds of plants, 50% endemic

I'm a PhilippineI'm called Rafflesia and I'm a

parasitic plant. I have thelargest flower of any plant, butdon't come too close because

it stinks!

Ironwood, the hardesthardwood species inthe Philippines. If mytrunk was 70cm in

diameter, it would takeyou 2-4 days to cut it!

I'm Apitong, and Ibelong to a family of

trees that are importantsources of timber.

Please don't cut medown though because I

am already criticallyendangered.

Pilipinas: Ang Paraisong PINAKA!

Giant ClamThe largest clam in the world


Whale SharkThe largest fish in the sea


Philippine Pygmy Forest FrogThe smallest frog in the Philippines


Philippine CrocodileThe most endangered crocodile in the world.


Leatherback Sea TurtleThe largest sea turtle in the world


Philippine EagleThe largest raptor in the world


Golden-Crowned Flying Fox and Large Flying FoxThe largest bats in the world


RafflesiaThe largest single flower in the world


Philippine IronwoodThe hardest hardwood tree species in the Philippines

It's Rare, It's Endangered, It's FOR SALE!

It's Rare, It's Endangered, It's FOR SALE!

How would you like it ifwe placed you in a

cage even when you'vedone nothing wrong?

What Have You Done for the Forest Today?

I NEED A HERO!

Remember the 4Rs!

Eat less red meat!

Spread the word!

Plant a Tree!

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