DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2004-15, May 22, 2004

[ DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2004-15, May 22, 2004 ]

ESTABLISHING THE LIST 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 CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2001

Pursuant to Sections 5 and 22 of Republic Act No. 9147, otherwise known as the "Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act," the preliminary List of Threatened Wildlife, including their different categories, and the List of Other Wildlife Species are hereby established.

SECTION 1. Definition of Terms - As used in this Order, the following terms shall mean as follows:

1. Threatened Species - is a general term to denote species or subspecies considered as critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or other accepted categories of wildlife whose population is at risk of extinction;

2. Critically Endangered Species - refers to a species of subspecies that is facing extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future;

3. Endangered Species - refers to a species of subspecies that is not critically endangered but whose survival in the wild is unlikely if the causal factors continue operating;

4. Vulnerable Species - refers to a species of subspecies that is not critically endangered nor endangered but is under threat from adverse factors throughout their range and is likely to move to the endangered category in the near future;

5. Other Threatened Species - refers to a species of subspecies that is not critically endangered, endangered nor vulnerable but is under threat from adverse factors, such as over collection, throughout their range and is likely to move to the vulnerable category in the near future;

6. Other Wildlife Species - refers to non-threatened species that have the tendency to become threatened due to predation and destruction of habitat or other similar causes as may be listed by the Secretary upon the recommendation of the National Wildlife Management Committee.

SECTION 2. The List of Threatened Wildlife and their Categories -

A. Critically Endangered Species

MAMMALS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Bovidae Bubalus mindorensis Tamaraw

Cervidae Cervus alfredi Visayan spotted deer

Muridae Crateromys australis Dinagat hairy-tailed cloud rat

Crateromys paulus

Pteropodidae Dobsonia chapmani Philippine bare-backed fruit bat

Dugongidae Dugong dugon Dugong

Suidae Sus cebifrons Visayan warty pig

BIRDS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Psittacidae Cacatua haematuropygia Philippine Cockatoo

Bucerotidae Aceros waldeni Walden's hornbill

Anthracoceros montani Sulu hornbill

Dicaeidae Dicaeum quadricolor Cebu flowerpecker

Accipitridae Pithecophaga jeffreyi Philippine eagle

Cuculidae Centropus steerii Black-hooded coucal

Sternidae Sterna bersteini Chinese crested tern

Gruidae Grus antigone Sarus crane

Columbidae Phapitreron cinereiceps Tawi-tawi brown dove

Gallicolumba menagei Sulu bleeding heart

Gallicolumba keayi Negros bleeding heart

Gallicolumba platenae Mindoro bleeding heart

Ptilinopus arcanus Negros fruit dove

REPTILES

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill turtle

Bataguridae Heosemys leytensis Philippine pond turtle

Crocodylidae Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine crocodile

Varanidae Varanus mabitang Panay monitor lizard

CITES-LISTED SPECIES

All species of terrestrial fauna and flora listed under Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

B. Endangered Species

MAMMALS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Pteropodidae Acerodon jubatus Golden-crowned fruit bat

Nycitimene rabori Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat

Cervidae Cervus calamianensis Calamian deer

Muridae Crateromys heaneyi Panay bushy-tailed cloud rat

Suidae Sus sp A from the Sulu Archipelago

BIRDS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Bucerotidae Penelopides panini Visayan tarictic hornbill

Penelopides mindorensis Mindoro hornbill

Pycnonotidae Hypsipetes siquijorensis Streak-breasted bulbul

(= Ixos siquijorensis) (=Mottle-breasted bulbul)

Psittacidae Prioniturus vericalis Blue-winged racket-tail

Ciconiidae Ciconia boyciana Japanese white stork

Muscicapidae Rhinomyias albigularis White-throated jungle flycatcher

Timaliidae Stachyris nigrorum Negros striped -babbler

Stachyris speciosa Flame-templed babbler

(=Dasycrotapha speciosa)

Turdidae Copsychus cebuensis Black shama

Rhyacornis bicolor Luzon water-redstart

Columbidae Gallicolumba criniger Mindanao bleeding-heart

Ardeidae Gorsachius goisagi Japanese night-heron

Scolopacidae Tringa guttifer Nordmann's greenshank

REPTILES

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Ceheloniidae Caretta caretta Loggerhead turtle

Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley sea turtle

Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback turtle

Bataguridae Heosemyus spinosa Spiny terrapin

Trionychidae Pelochelys cantorii Southeast Asian softshell Turtle

AMPHIBIANS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Ranidae Platymantis negrosensis Negros forest tree frog

Platymantis polilloensis Polillo forest tree frog

Platymantis spelaeus Negros limestone frog

Platymantis subterrestris Mt. Data cloud frog

CITES-LISTED 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

MAMMALS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Pteropodidae Acerodon leucotis Palawan flying fox

Pteropus dasymallus Wooly flying fox

Pteropus speciosus Philippine gray flying fox

Pteropus leucopterus White-winged fruit bat

Muridae Archboldomys luzonensis Isarog shrew-mouse

Crateromys schadenbergi Bushy tailed-cloud rat

Phloemys cumingi Southern Luzon Giant cloud rat

Batomys russatus Dinagat hairy-tailed rat

Cervidae Cervus mariannus Philippine brown deer

Manidae Manis culionensis Palawan pangolin

Erinaceidae Podygymnura aureospinula Dinagat gymnure

Felidae Prionailurus bengalensis Leopard cat

Suidae Sus barbatus Bearded cat

Sus philippensis Philippine warty pig

Tragulidae Tragulus napu Mouse deer

Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. A from Mindoro Island

Haplonycteris sp. A from Sibuyan Island

BIRDS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Columbidae Ducula carola Spotted imperial pigeon

Ducula mindorensis Mindoro imperial-pigeon

Ptilinopus marchei Flame-breasted fruit dove

Ducula pickeringii Grey imperial-pigeon

Caloenas nicobarica Nicobar pigeon

Ducula poliocephala Pink-bellied imperial-pigeon

Gallicolumba luzonica Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon

Ptilinopus merrilli Cream-bellied fruit dove

Treron formosae Whistling green-pigeon

Alcedinidae Ceyx melanurus Philippine dwarf kingfisher

Alcedo argentata Silvery kingfisher

Todiramphus winchelli Rufous-lored kingfisher

Actenoides hombroni Blue-capped kingfisher

Muscicapidae Muscicapa randi Ashy-breasted flycatcher

Ficedula platenae Palawan flycatcher

Rhinomyias insignis White-browned jungle flycatcher

Ficedula basilanica Little slaty flycatcher

Hypothymis coelestis Celestial blue monarch

Campephagidae Coracina ostenta White-winged cuckoo-shrike

Coracina mcgregori Mcgregor's cuckoo-shrike

Dicaeidae Dicaeum haematosticum Visayan flowerpecker

Dicaeum retrocinctum Scarlet-collared flowerpecker

Eurylaimidae Eurylaimus steerii Visayan broadbill

Eurylaimus steerii Mindanao broadbill

Picidae Picoides ramsayi Sulu Woodpecker

Chloropseidae Chloropsis flavipennis Philippine leafbird

Pittidae Pitta steerii Azure-breasted pitta

Pitta kochi Koch's pitta Estrildidae

Erythrura viridfacies Green-faced partofinch

Turdidae Zoothera cinerea Ashy thrush

Rhyacornis bicolor Luzon water-redstart

Timaliidae Ptilocichla falcata Falcated wren-babbler

Phasianidae Polyplectron emphanum Palawan peacock-pheasant

Bucerotidae Anthracoceros marchei Palawan hornbill

Aceros keucocephalus Writhed hornbill

Buceros hydrocorax Rufous hornbill

Psittacidae Prioniturus platenae Blue-headed racket-tail

Prioniturus luconensis Green-headed racket-tailed parrot

Tanygnathus lucionensis Blue-naped parrot

Strigidae Bubo philippensis Philippine eagle-owl

Mimizuki gurneyi Giant scops-owl

Accipitridae Spizaetus philippensis Philippine hawk-eagle

Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Grey-headed fish-eagle

Silviidae Acrocephalus sorghophilus Streaked reed-warbler

Phylloscopus ijimae Ijima's leaf-warbler

Ardeidae Egretta eulophotes Chinese egret

Emberizidae Emberiza sulphurata Japanese yellow bunting

Scolopacidae Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus Spoon-billed sandpiper

Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed curlew

Charadriidae Charadrius peronii Malaysian plover

Sturnidae Gracula religiosa Palawan hill myna

Anatidae Anas luzonica Philippine duck

Anhingidae Anhinga melanogaster Darter

Megapodiidae Megapodius cumingii Tabon scrubfowl

REPTILES

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Varanidae Varanus olivaceus Gray's monitor lizard

Varanus salvator cumingi Malay monitor lizard

(Mindanao population)

Varanus salvator marmoratus Malay monitor lizard

(Northern Philippine population)

Varanus salvator nuchalis Malay monitor lizard

(Central Visayas population)

AMPHIBIANS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Ichthyophiidae Ichthyophis glandulosus Basilan caecilian

Ichthyophis mindanaoensis Mindanao caecilian

Bufonidae Ansonia mcgregori Macgregor's slender toad

Ranidae Limnonectes magnus Mindanao fanged Frog

Platymantis hazelae Hazel's forest frog

Platymantis insulatus Gigante island limestone frog

Platymantis lawtoni Lawton's forest frog

Platymantis rabori Rabor's forest frog

Rana igorota Taylor's igorot frog

Rhacophoridae Philautus schmackeri Mindoro tree frog

D. Other Threatened Species

MAMMALS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Viverridae Arctictis binturong Binturong

Cynocephalidae Cynocephalus volans Flying lemur

Cercopithecidae Macaca fascicularis Philippine macaque

Pteropodidae Pteropus vampyrus Giant flying fox

Tarsiidae Tarsius syrichta Philippine tarsier

REPTILES

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Varanidae Varanus salvator rudicollis Rough-necked monitor

Agamidae Hydrosaurus postulatus Philippine sailfin Lizard

Boidae Python reticulatus Reticulated python

Trimeresurus flavomaculatus mcgregori Batanes pit viper

SECTION 3. The List of Other Wildlife Species

BIRDS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Oriolidae Oriolus isabellae Isabela oriole

AMPHIBIANS

Family Scientific Name Common Name

Discoglossidae Barbourula busuangensis Philippine flat-hearted frog

SECTION 4. Interpretation - In case of conflict between the scientific name and the common name in the actual application, the scientific name shall be the controlling interpretation.

SECTION 5. Species under more than one category - In case of conflict between the enumeration of species in this Order and the CITES Appendices, the listing in this Order shall prevail. However, for 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 Updating of the List - The Secretary, in consultation with scientific authorities, the academe and other stakeholders, shall regularly review and update or as the need arises the herein list of terrestrial wild fauna and flora; Provided, that a species listed as threatened shall not be removed therefrom within three years following its initial listing.

SECTION 7. Effectivity - This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in a newspaper of national circulation.

Adopted: 22 May 2004

(SGD.) ELISEA G. GOZUN Secretary