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    The Philippines has over 7,100 islands and is one of the most biodiverse countries, hosting over 52,177 described species, including 15,000 plant species and 38,000 animal species. One endemic species is the Visayan spotted deer, which is the largest endemic deer found in the Visayas islands. It has adapted to live primarily in dense forest habitats, where it eats young shoots, leaves, and buds. However, its habitat and population have greatly declined due to threats like deforestation, hunting, and isolation caused by habitat loss.

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    The Philippines has over 7,100 islands and is one of the most biodiverse countries, hosting over 52,177 described species, including 15,000 plant species and 38,000 animal species. One endemic species is the Visayan spotted deer, which is the largest endemic deer found in the Visayas islands. It has adapted to live primarily in dense forest habitats, where it eats young shoots, leaves, and buds. However, its habitat and population have greatly declined due to threats like deforestation, hunting, and isolation caused by habitat loss.

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    The Philippines has over 7,100 islands and is one of the most biodiverse countries, hosting over 52,177 described species, including 15,000 plant species and 38,000 animal species. One endemic species is the Visayan spotted deer, which is the largest endemic deer found in the Visayas islands. It has adapted to live primarily in dense forest habitats, where it eats young shoots, leaves, and buds. However, its habitat and population have greatly declined due to threats like deforestation, hunting, and isolation caused by habitat loss.

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    Spotted Deer

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    The Philippines has over 7,100 islands and is one of the most biodiverse countries, hosting over 52,177 described species, including 15,000 plant species and 38,000 animal species. One endemic species is the Visayan spotted deer, which is the largest endemic deer found in the Visayas islands. It has adapted to live primarily in dense forest habitats, where it eats young shoots, leaves, and buds. However, its habitat and population have greatly declined due to threats like deforestation, hunting, and isolation caused by habitat loss.

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    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.

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