Mt. Canlaon Natural Park (MCNP)

The species of birds found in the MCNP with 50 species represented belong to 40 genera. Among these are Cacomantis m. merulinus, Ninox philippinensis centralis, Orthotomus castaneiceps rabori, Rhinomyias albiqularis, Ficedula westermannii rabori, Aethopyga siparraja magnifica, and Dicaeum p. pygmaeum. Only 11 species of mammals were identified: five pteropodid bats, two murids, one felid, two viverrids, and one cervid; 18 species of reptiles and amphibians were recorded.

Four families of butterflies comprising 32 genera and 81 species were observed frequenting grasslands, cultivated areas, waterways and forest interiors.

Very few endemic plants, such as Crytandra cyclopum, Isachne vulcanica and Miscanthus depauperatus, were found near the crater of Mt Canlaon.

Representatives of the dipterocarp family such as tangile (Shorea polysperma), white lauan (Shorea contorta), bagtikan (Parashorea malaanonan) form the canopy of the lowland evergreen forest. The common species forming the co-dominant layer of the canopy is kupang (Parkia roxburghii). The dense undergrowth is covered by ferns such as Oleandra hurrei and palms like Pinanga sp.

Giant trees such as the malakawayan (Podocarpus rumphii) grow at the mid-montane forest, while trees like bakawan gubat (Carallia brachiata) and bayanti (Homolanthus sp.) occupy the upper montane rainforest and are covered with lichens, mosses and epiphytic ferns.