PHILIPPINE

ENDEMIC
SPECIES

SCIE102 : ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE (B209)

PREPARED BY :
• DIALA, NICOLEDANE V
• JANELLE OLEA
7100+ ISLANDS
52,177+ SPECIES
15,000+ PLANT SPECIES
38,000+ ANIMAL SPECIES

The Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia

and consists of more than 7,100 islands.
It is one of the rich countries with an abundance
of natural resources and hosts more
than 52,177 described species.
WHY DOES THIS COUNTRY HARBOR SUCH DIVERSITY?
VISAYAN SPOTTED
DEER
 Visayan Deer
As Known
As
Philippine
Spotted Deer
FEMALE

MALE
 • The deer is small and short-
legged yet it is the largest
Visayan endemic species of deer among
the Visayas. Adults range from
Spotted 125 to 130 cm (49 to 51 in) long
from the head to the base of the
Deer tail, 70 to 80 cm (28 to 31 in) in
shoulder height and 25 to 80 kg
(55 to 176 lb) in weight.
 TYPES OF SPECIES
BASED ON
ECOLOGICAL NICHE
 • Species that are endemic or local.
- The diet of the deer, which consists of a variety of
different types of grasses, leaves, and buds within the
forest, is the primary indicator of its habitat.
NATIVE • They are organisms that can be found in one
place and nowhere else.
SPECIES -Visayan Deer is a nocturnal and endangered species
of deer located primarily in the rainforests of the
Visayan islands of Panay and Negros though it once
roamed other islands such as Cebu, Guimaras, Leyte,
Masbate, and Samar.
 • They are able to live in one habitat, eat specific
food, sensitive to changes in the environment
SPECIALIST and usually produce new offspring.

SPECIES -The diet of the deer, which consists of a variety of

different types of grasses, leaves, and buds within the
forest, is the primary indicator of its habitat.
 • The species' range once covered the
shoreline up to at least 2,000 m above sea
level. Its habitat is in dense cogon
grassland, and primary and secondary
forest. Most of its habitat consists of areas
where its diet of young shoots of cogon
HABITAT grass and young low-growing leaves and
buds are plentiful. Besides areas that are
dense in vegetation, it could also thrive in
places it could graze. They may also visit
burnt-out forest clearings for the floral
ash. Due to the now restricted range of the
deer, it is impossible to ascertain the
preferred habitat of the species.
 • Deforestation has greatly contributed in
the decline of the deer. Hunting, both by
locals and sport hunters has also made
an impact; subsistence hunting, sales of
venison to local markets and speciality
restaurants, and live trapping for the pet
THREATS trade have all contributed to the species'
dwindling numbers. Isolation and
reduction of population is likely to have
led to some herds becoming moribund.
While cross-breeding with R. mariannus
has been observed in captivity, the lack
of a common range means this is
unlikely to be a problem in the wild.