Report 8

Question 1

Although relatively small among the 17 megadiverse countries, the _____________ has the greatest concentration of unique species per unit area in the world

Answer 1

philippines

Question 2

Philippines has more than __________ described species, half of which are endemic or found nowhere else on earth

Answer 2

52,177

Question 3

The Philippines’s species are among the world’s top _____ in terms of endemism

Answer 3

10

Question 4

In terms of terrestrial vertebrates, the Philippines is known to host _______ species of which_______ (or 50%) is endemic

Answer 4

1,238; 618

Question 5

From 1997 to 2016, _____ species of wildlife fauna and ______ species of wildlife flora has been discovered

Answer 5

120; 170

Question 6

also known as scientifically described species, they are species of organisms that have been formally documented and named by scientists according to established taxonomic rules and procedures

Answer 6

Described Species

Question 7

Key criteria and steps in making a species a described species: (9)

Answer 7

Discovery and Collection
Taxonomic Study
Species Description
Type Specimen
Peer Review
Publication
Naming
Documentation
Verification

Question 8

organisms naturally found in a specific geographic area or region and are not naturally found anywhere else in the world

Answer 8

endemic species

Question 9

some key characteristics of endemic species include:

Answer 9

Geographical Restriction
Isolation
High Conservation Value
Biodiversity Hotspots

Question 10

A large percentage of species in the Philippines are endemic.

Answer 10

tamaraw at 65% (terrestrial mammals)
philippine cockatoo at 36% (birds)
philippine crocodile at 69% (reptiles)
big-eyed frog at 81% (amphibians)
pitcher plant at 51% (flora)

Question 11

One-third of the more than ________ vascular plant species native to the Philippines are endemic.

_________ in the hotspot is mostly concentrated at the species level.

There are no endemic plant families and 26 endemic genera

Answer 11

9,250; plant endemism

Question 12

examples of endemic plants in the philippines:

Answer 12

ginger
palms
dipterocarps
orchids
begonias
pandans

Question 13

Over _________ bird species found in the Philippines Hotspot About ________ of these are endemic (35 percent) and over _______ are threatened
Like other taxa, ______ exhibit a strong pattern of regional endemism

Answer 13

530; 185; 60; birds

Question 14

The hotspot also has a single endemic bird family, the

Answer 14

Rhabdornithidae, represented by the Philippine creepers (Rhabdornis spp.)

Question 15

birdlife international has identified seven endemic bird areas (EBAs) in these hotspots:

Answer 15

luzon
mindoro
negros
palawan
cebu
eastern visayas
mindanao

Question 16

best-known bird species in the Philippines and is critically endangered.

the second-largest eagle in the world

Answer 16

philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)

Question 17

other threatened endemic species:

Answer 17

negros bleeding heart (Gallicolumba keayi)
visayan wrinkled hornbill (Aceros waldeni)
scarlet-collared flowerpecker (Dicaeum retrocinctum)
philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)

Question 18

at least ___________ mammal species are found in the Philippines Biodiversity Hotspot and over ______ of these are endemic (61 percent)

Answer 18

165: 100

Question 19

the largest and most impressive of the mammals in the philippines is the critically endangered

Answer 19

tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis), a dwarf water buffalo that lives onlu on Mindoro Island

Question 20

Reptiles are represented by about _________ species, some ________ of which are endemic (68 percent)

Answer 20

235; 160

Question 21

Six genera are endemic, including

Answer 21

snake genus Myersophis, which is represented by a single species, Myersophis alpestris, on Luzon

Philippine flying lizards from the genus Draco

Question 22

considered the most threatened crocodilian in the world

Answer 22

Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)

Question 23

There are nearly _______ amphibian species in the hotspot, almost ______ percent of which are endemic

Answer 23

90; 85

Question 24

has special adaptations for gliding, including extra flaps of skin and webbing between fingers and toes to generate lift during glides

Answer 24

panther flying frog (Rhacophorus pardalis)

Question 25

About _____ percent of the philippines nearly _______ recorded insect species are found only in this hotspot

Answer 25

70; 21,000

Question 26

The Philippines has more than ______ inland fish, including nine endemic genera and more than _____ endemic species, many of which are confined to single lakes

Answer 26

280; 65