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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Philippines. There are 210 native mammal species in the Philippines, excluding those of the Order Cetacea (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) and extinct species (Pleistocene Epoch), of which around 6 are critically endangered, around 13 are endangered, around 30 are vulnerable, and around 2 are near-threatened. Eight of the species listed for the Philippines have been extinct since the Pleistocene Epoch. One fossil species of Sirenia has been found in Palawan and could have been extinct since the Miocene, the east most fossil remains of any Sirenia in history. Though there are also extinct deer and pig fossil remains known in the Philippine not yet included in this list, as well as other buffalo and small mammal species from the Pleistocene Epoch. One species went extinct in the 13th to 16th(?) century, the Asian elephant, which was transported to the Sultanate of Sulu and Maguindanao but went extinct on those areas or were transported back to Sabah for unknown reasons. One former species, Acerodon lucifer is now extinct, but is now highly regarded as part of the species Acerodon jubatus today, thus, the species still thrives in the archipelago, but is locally extinct on the island of Panay. Seven species in the country have been introduced for agriculture, transportation, companionship, and tourism and has played significant roles in the livelihood of the people, one species was introduced for unknown purpose, the sika deer which evolved into as separate subspecies on Jolo Island, while three species (introduced accidentally through ships), are worldwide pests: black and brown rat, and the house mouse. The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on: 1.) The Synopsis of Philippine Mammals by Smithsonian Institution, 2.) Recent articles on species discovery in the country, 3.) Domesticated profiles, and 4.) Those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN: Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories: ==Subclass: Theria== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of mammals of the Philippines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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