Animals of Philippines
221 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Philippines on GBIF: 75 birds, 53 sharks & fish, 48 mammals, 29 insects & other invertebrates, 11 reptiles, 5 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 221 animals by group
Whales & dolphins 3
- Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Deer 4
- Calamian deer Axis calamianensis
- Philippine deer Rusa marianna
- Philippine mouse-deer Tragulus nigricans
- Visayan spotted deer Rusa alfredi
Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 1
- Tamaraw Bubalus mindorensis
Wild pigs & peccaries 3
- Palawan bearded pig Sus ahoenobarbus
- Philippine warty pig Sus philippensis
- Visayan warty pig Sus cebifrons
Monkeys 1
- Macaca fascicularis Macaca fascicularis
Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 1
- Philippine tarsier Carlito syrichta
Bats 15
- Arcuate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus arcuatus
- Cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea
- Fischer's pygmy fruit bat Haplonycteris fischeri
- Giant golden-crowned flying fox Acerodon jubatus
- Greater musky fruit bat Ptenochirus jagori
- Hairless bat Cheiromeles torquatus
- Harpy fruit bat Harpyionycteris whiteheadi
- Large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus
- Lesser Asiatic yellow bat Scotophilus kuhlii
- Lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma
- Lesser short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis
- Long-tongued nectar bat Macroglossus minimus
- Peters's fruit bat Cynopterus luzoniensis
- Small flying fox Pteropus hypomelanus
- Whitehead's woolly bat Kerivoula whiteheadi
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2
- Finlayson's squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii
- Palawan flying squirrel Hylopetes nigripes
Mice, rats & other rodents 12
- Bagobo rat Bullimus bagobus
- Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat Batomys hamiguitan
- Least forest mouse Apomys musculus
- Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse Apomys sacobianus
- Mindanao hairy-tailed rat Batomys salomonseni
- Mindanao montane forest mouse Apomys insignis
- Mindoro black rat Rattus mindorensis
- Northern Luzon giant cloud rat Phloeomys pallidus
- Philippine forest rat Rattus everetti
- Philippine porcupine Hystrix pumila
- Small Luzon forest mouse Apomys microdon
- Southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat Phloeomys cumingi
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2
- Mindanao shrew Crocidura beatus
- Podogymnura truei Podogymnura truei
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 4
- Mindanao treeshrew Urogale everetti
- Philippine flying lemur Cynocephalus volans
- Philippine pangolin Manis culionensis
- Sunda pangolin Manis javanica
Birds of prey 7
- Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
- Brahminy kite Haliastur indus
- Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Crested honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi
- White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Parrots 2
- Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Salmon-crested cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis
Ducks, geese & swans 8
- Common pochard Aythya ferina
- Eurasian teal
- Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern pintail Anas acuta
- Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 24
- Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
- Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common redshank Tringa totanus
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common tern Sterna hirundo
- Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Little tern Sternula albifrons
- Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Red knot Calidris canutus
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
Seabirds, divers & grebes 5
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great frigatebird Fregata minor
- Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-footed booby Sula sula
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 7
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian coot Fulica atra
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Purple heron Ardea purpurea
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 2
- King quail Synoicus chinensis
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
Pigeons & doves 5
- Nicobar pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
- Pink-necked green pigeon Treron vernans
- Rock dove Columba livia
- Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Zebra dove Geopelia striata
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1
- Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Edible-nest swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
Songbirds & perching birds 12
- Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common hill myna Gracula religiosa
- Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus (introduced)
- Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Java sparrow Padda oryzivora
- Little bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1
- Greater coucal Centropus sinensis
Snakes 9
- Ahaetulla prasina Ahaetulla prasina
- Blue-lipped sea krait Laticauda laticaudata
- Chrysopelea paradisi Chrysopelea paradisi
- Gonyosoma oxycephalum Gonyosoma oxycephalum
- Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus
- Lycodon capucinus Lycodon capucinus
- Philippine cobra Naja philippinensis
- Reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus (introduced)
- Samar cobra Naja samarensis
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2
- Philippine sailfin lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus
- Tokay gecko Gekko gecko (introduced)
Frogs & toads 5
- Banded bullfrog Kaloula pulchra (introduced)
- Cane toad Rhinella marina (introduced)
- Chinese edible frog Hoplobatrachus rugulosus
- Common tree frog Polypedates leucomystax
- Greenhouse frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris (introduced)
Sharks 6
- Brownbanded bamboo shark Chiloscyllium punctatum
- Coral catshark Atelomycterus marmoratus
- Megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios
- Pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus
- Whale shark Rhincodon typus
- Zebra bullhead shark Heterodontus zebra
Rays, skates & chimaeras 4
- Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma
- Devil fish Mobula mobular
- Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
- Kuhl's maskray Neotrygon kuhlii
Bony fish 43
- Anabas testudineus Anabas testudineus (introduced)
- Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
- Blue mackerel Scomber australasicus
- Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
- Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
- Channa striata Channa striata (introduced)
- Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus (introduced)
- Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
- Cobia Rachycentron canadum
- Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
- Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
- Giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus
- Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
- Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis
- Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
- Green humphead parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum
- Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
- Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
- Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
- Iridescent shark Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (introduced)
- Lagocephalus sceleratus Lagocephalus sceleratus
- Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
- Longhorn cowfish Lactoria cornuta
- Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
- Mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Milkfish Chanos chanos (introduced)
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
- Ocellaris clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris
- Paracanthurus Paracanthurus hepatus
- Platax teira Platax teira
- Plotosus lineatus Plotosus lineatus
- Red lionfish Pterois volitans
- Red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereri (introduced)
- Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
- Reef triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Ribbon eel Rhinomuraena quaesita
- Synanceia verrucosa السمكة الصخرية المرجانية
- Synchiropus splendidus Synchiropus splendidus
- Three spot gourami Trichopodus trichopterus
- Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
- Walking catfish Clarias batrachus (introduced)
- Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus
Butterflies & moths 2
- Daphnis nerii Daphnis nerii
- Papilio demoleus Papilio demoleus
Bees, wasps & ants 3
- Apis dorsata Apis dorsata
- Oecophylla smaragdina Oecophylla smaragdina
- Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes
Beetles 1
- Oryctes rhinoceros Oryctes rhinoceros
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2
- American cockroach Periplaneta americana
- Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 2
- Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
- Nephila pilipes Nephila pilipes
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 2
- Odontodactylus scyllarus Odontodactylus scyllarus
- Thor amboinensis Thor amboinensis
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 5
- Amphioctopus marginatus Amphioctopus marginatus
- Argonauta hians Argonauta hians
- Greater blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata
- Mimic octopus Thaumoctopus mimicus
- Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2
- Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea heliopora
- Spotted jelly Mastigias papua
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 10
- Astropyga radiata Astropyga radiata
- Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
- Culcita novaeguineae Culcita novaeguineae
- Diadema setosum Diadema setosum
- Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
- Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
- Protoreaster nodosus Protoreaster nodosus
- Synapta maculata Synapta maculata
- Thelenota ananas Thelenota ananas
- Toxopneustes pileolus Toxopneustes pileolus
Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.