DENR Administrative Order No. 2004-15 establishing the List of Terrestrial Threatened Species and their categories, and the List of other Wildlife Species
Made 2004-05-22 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Wild species and ecosystems
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- endangered species, protection of species, amphibians, birds, reptiles, trade in species, wild fauna, wild flora, biodiversity
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Republic of the Philippines Departmentof Environment and Natural Resources Visayas Avenue. Diliman, Quezon City rei Nos. (632) 929·66·26 to 29 • (632) 929·(,2·52 WAY Z z 200~ 929·66·20 • 929·66·33 to 35 929-70-41 to 43 DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 2004 ---'5 . SUBJECT ESTABLISHING THE UST OF TERRESTRIAL THREATENED SPECIES AND THEIR CATEGORIES, AND THE LIST OF OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9147, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE WILDLIFE RESOURCES CONlt.ERVATlON AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2001 Pursuant to 5ectlon 5 end 22 of Republic Ad. No. 9147, otheIWise known as the "Wildlifs ConselV8tion and Protection Aa,• the preliminary List of Threatenecl Wildlife, including their different categories, and the List of Other IMIdIife Species are hereby established. section 1. DefInition of Tenns. As used in this Order, the following terms shall mean as followS: ' 1. Th........ Spectee - is a general term to denote species or subspecies considered u crltically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or other aooepted categories of wildlife whose population is at risk of extinction; 2. Critically Endangered Spec'" - refers to a species of SUbspecies that is facing ex1remely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immecliate future; 3. EI'ldegentd Spec'" - refers to a species of subspecies that is not Clitically endangered but whose st.irVival in the wild is . unlikely if the causal factors continue operating; 4. Vulnerable Spec'" -refers to a species rt subspecies that is not qitically endarlgeretl nor endangered .but is under threat fTCm adverse factors throughout their range and is likely to move to the endangered OBlBgory in the near future; 5. Other ThI'tl8t8ned Spec:iee - refers to a species rt subspecies that is not criticelly endangered, endangered, nor vulnerable bllt is under threat from adverse factors, sucn as over collection, throughout their range and is likely to In9V8 to the vulnerable eatsgofy.in the near future; 6. Other WIldlife SpecIo8 - refers to n~reatenecl species that have the tendency to become threatenecl due to predation and destruction of habi1ator other similar causes as may ~ listed by the Seoretary upon the recommendation of the National Wildlife Management Gommittee. Section 2. The list of Threatened Wildlife and their Categories. A. Criticall~El\dangered Species MAMMALS Family Bovidae Cervidae MLJridae Pteropodidae Dugongidae Suidae BIRDS F '1. amlY Psittacidaa Bucerotidae Dicaeidae Acc~itridae Cuculidae Sternidae Gruidae Columbidae REPTILES .' !Family Cheloniitiae Bataguridae Crocodylidae Varanidae Scientific Name SUbalus mindoren§is Gervus alfredi . Grateromys australis Grateromys paulus Dobsonia chapmani .Dugong dugon Sus cebifrons Scientific Name Gacatua haematuropvaia Aceros wa/deni Anthracoceros montani Dicaeum guadricolor Pithecophaga jefferyi Centropus steeni . Sterna bernsteini Grus antigone Phapitreron cinereiceps Gal!icolumba menagei . ,. Gellicolumba keavi Gallicolumba platenae Pfilinopus arcanus • Scientific Name Eretmochelvs'imbricata Heosemvs levtensis Crocodvlus mindorensis Varanus mabitang ., 2 Common Name Tamaraw Visayan spotted deer Dinagat hairy-tailed cloud rat llin hairy-tailed cloud rat Philippine bare-backed fruit bat Dugong Visayan warty pig Common Name Philippine Cockatoo Walden's hornbill Sulu hornbifl Cebu flowerpecker Philippine eagle Black-hooded coucal Chinese crested tern Sarus crane Tawi-tawi brown dove Sulu bleeding-heart Negros bleeding-heart Mindoro bleeding-heart Negros fruit-dove Common Name Hawksbill turtle Philippine pondturne Philippine crocodile PanClY monitor lizard CITES-LISTED SPECIES All species of terrestrial fauna and flora listed under Appendix I of the Convention on Internatio,nal Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) B. Endangered Species MAMMALS Family Scientific Name Common Name Pteropodidae Cervidae Muridae Suidae BIRDS Acerodon jubatu$ Golden-crowned fruit bat Nvctimene rabori Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat GeNus calamianensis Calamian deer Grateromvs heanevi Panay bushy-tailed cloud rat Sus §Q. A from the Sulu Archipelago Family Bucerotidae Pycnonotidae Psittacidae Ciconiidae M . ·d.. u$clcapi ae Timaliidae Turdidae Columbidae Ardeidae Scolopacidae Scientific Name Penelopides panini Penelopides mindorensis Hypsipetes siquijorensis (=Ixos siquijorensis) Prioniturus verticalis Ciconia bovciana Rhinomvias albiqularis Stachvris niqrorum Stachvris speciosa (=Dasycrotapha speciosa) Gopsychus cebuensis Rhyacornis bicolor Gallicolumba criniger Gorsachius goisaqi Tringa guttifer 3 Common Name Visayan tarictic hornbill Mindoro hornbill Streak-breasted bulbul (=Mottle-breasted bulbul) Blue-winged racket-tail Japanese white stork White-throated jungle flycatcher Negros striped-babbler Flame-templed babbler Blackshama Luzon water-redstart Mindanao bleeding-heart Japanese night-heron Nordmann's greenshank REPTILES Family Cheloniidae Bataguridae Trionychidae AMPHIBIANS Family Scientific Name Caretta caretta Chelonia mvdas Lepidochelys olivacea Dermochelys coriacea Heosemys spinosa Pelochelys cantorii Scientific Name Common Name Loggerhead turtle ,.Green sea turtle Olive ridley sea turtle Leatherback turtle Spiny terrapin Southeast Asian softshell Turtle Common Name Ranidae "Platymantis negrosensis Platvmantis oolil!oensis Plafymantis spelaeus Platymantis subterresfris Negros forest tree frog Polillo forest tree frog Negros limestone frog Mt. Data cloud frog CITES·L1STED SPECIES All "species of terrestrial fauna and flora listed under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) , " c. Vulnerable Species ,..AMMALS Family ,Pteropodidae~ Muridae .. Scientific Name Aceroc!on leucotis , Pferoeus etasymal/us Pferopus speciosus Pteropus leucopterus Archboldomys luzonensis Crateromys schac!enbergi Phloeomys cuminqi Batomys russatus 4 :; ,~I'; Common Name Palawan flying fox Wooly flying fox Philippine gr.ay flyiQ9 fox White-winged fruit bat . Isarog shrew-mouse Bushy tailed-clou& rat Southem Luzon giant cloud rat Dinagat hairy-tailed rat • Family Scientific Name Common Name Cervidae Manidae Erinaceidae Felidae Suidas Tragulidae Pteropodidae BIRDS GeNUS mariannus Philippine brown deer Manis cuJionensis Palawan pangolin Podogymnura aureospinula Dinagat gymnure Prionai/urus benga/ensis Leopard cat Sus barbatus Bearded pig Sus phiJippensis Philippine warty pig Tragulus !12Q!d. Mouse deer Pteropus §Q. A from Mindoro Island HaPlonycteris §J2. A from Sibuyan Island Family Scientific; Name Common Name Dicaeidae Estrildidae Picidae Chloropseidae Pittidae Columbidae Ducula carola DlJ.cula mindorensis Ptilinopus marchei Ducula pickeringii Ga/oenas nicobarica Qucu/a PQ/iocepha/a Gallico/umba luzonica ptilin"pus merrilli Treron fQrmosae Alcedinidae Gevx melanurus A/cedo argentata Todiramphu~winchellj Actenoides hombroni Muscicapidae Muscicapa randi Ficedula platenae Rhinomvias insignis Ficedula basilanica HVPOthymis coelestis Campephagidae Coracina Qstenta Coracina mcgregon Dicaeum haematosticfum Dicaeum retrocinctum Eurylaimidae Eurylaimus samarensis EuryiaimlJs steeni Picoides ramsaY; Chloropsis f1avipennis Pitta steerii Pitta kochi Emhrura !firidifacies 5 Spotted imperial pigeon Mindoro imperial-pigeon Flame-breasted fruit dove Grey imperial-pigeon Nicobar pigeon Pink-bellied imperial-pigeon Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon Cream-bellied fruit dove Whistling green-pigeon Philippine dwarf kingfisher Silvery kingfisher Rufous-Iored kingfish.er Blue-capped kingfisher Ashy-breasted flycatcher Palawan flycatcher White··browned jungle flycatcher Little slaiy flycatcher Celestial blue monarch \iVhite-winged cuckoo-shrike Mcgregor's cuckoo-shrike Visayan flowerpecker Scarlet-collared flowerpecker Visayan broadhill Mindanao broadbill Sulu woodpecker Philippine leafbird Azure-breasted pitta Koch's pitta Green-faced parrotfinch Family Turdidae Timaliidae ?hasianidae Bucerotidae Psittacidae Strigidae Accipitridae Silviidae Ardeidae Emberizidae Scolopacidae Charadriidae Sturnidae Anatidae Anhingidae Megapodiidae REPTILES . Family Varanidae Scientific Name Zoothera cinerea Rhyacornis bic%r ptilocich/a fa/cata Polyplectron emphanum Anthracoceros marchei Aceros /eucocephalus Buceros hydrocorax Prioniturus platenae Prioniturus luconensis Tanvgnathus lucionensis Bubo philippensis Mimizuki gumevi Spizaetus philiepensis Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Acrocepha/us sorghophi/us Phvlloscopus iiimae Eqretta eulophotes Emberiza sUlphurata Eurvnorhynchus pygmaaus Numenius tahitiensis Charadrius peron;; Gracula religiosa ~/uzonica Anhinga melanoaaster Meaaoodius cllmingji Scientific Name YiJranus olivaceus Varanus sa/vator cumingi Varanus salvator marmoratus Varanus salvatornuchalis 6 Common Name Ashy thrush Luzon water-redstart Falcated wren-babbler Palawan peacock-pheasant Palawan hombill Writhed hornbill Rufous hornbill Blue-headed racket-tail Green-headed racket-tailed parrot Blue-naped parrot Philippine eagle-owl Giant scops-owl Philippine hawk-eagle Grey-headed fish-eagle Streaked reed-warbler Ijima's leaf-warbler Chinese egret Japanese yellow bunting Spoon-billed sandpiper Bristle-thighed curlew Malaysian plover Palawan hill myna Philippine duck Darter Tabon scrubfowl CommonN~me Gray's monitor lizard Malay monitor lizard (Mindanao population) Malay monitor lizard (Northern Philippine population) ME-lay monitor lizard (Central Visayas population) . AMPHIBIANS Family Scientific Name Common Name Ichthyophiidae Ichthvophis glandulQSus Basilan caeci!ian Ichthvophis mindanaoensis Mindanao caecilian Bufonidae Ansonia mcgregori Macgregor's slender toad Ranidae Umnonectes magnus Mindanao fanged Frog P/atvmantis haze/ae Hazel's forest frog P/atvmantis insulatus Gigante island umestone frog Platvmantis lawtoni Lawton's forest frog P/atymantis rabori Rabor's forest, frog Rana igprota Taylor's igorot frog Rhacophoridae Philautus schmackeri Mindoro tree frog D. Other Threaten" Species MAMMALS " Family Scientific Name Common Name Viverridae Arctictis binturong Binturong Cynocephalidae Cvnoeeoh«/us volaos Flying lemur Cercopithecidae Maeaea fasciculans Phiiippine macaque Pteropodidae Pferopus vampyrus Giant flying fox' Tarsiidae Tarsius svrichta Philippine tarsier , 4 REPTILES Family Scientific Name Common Name Varanidae Varanus salvator rudico/Jis Rough-()ecked monitor Agamidae Hydrosaurus postu/atus Philippine sailtin Lizard Boidae Python reticulatus Reticulated python Trirneresurus fJavomaculatus Batanes pit viper mcgregori 7 Section 3. The List of Other Wildlife Spec'" BIRDS Bamourula busuangensis Philippine flat-hearted frog Family Oriolidae AMPHIBIANS Family Di8coglo8sidae SCientific fUme Qriolusisabellae SCientific Name Common Name lsabela oriole Common Name SectIon 4. Intevpletatlon. In case of conflict~n the scientific name and the common name in the actual application, the scientific name shall .be tile controlling interpretation. SectIon 5. Spec'" under more than one eatIIgory. In case of conflict between the enumeration of species in this Order and the CITES Appendices, the listing in this Order shall prevail. However, lOr conservation purposes other than the application of penalties under Section 28 of Republic Act No. 9147, the higher' category shall apply. section 6. Review and UpdIIt.lrig of the list. The 5ecreIary, in consultation.with scientific authorities, the academe and other stakeholders, shall regularly review and update or as the need arises the herein list of tenestrial wild fauna and flora; Providt'Cl, that a species listed as threatened ah811 not be removed therefrom within three years foIlow1ng.its initial listing. • SectIon 7. EffectlYlty. This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in a newspaper of national ciroulation. p:u2,L1S"U-S?: MA~A JlAtJl: v I "2eo4