List and Status of Philippine Mangrove Species

References:

FAO 2005. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005: Thematic study on mangroves (Philippines Country Profile).

Giesen, W., S. Wuffraat, S., Sieren, M., Scholten, L. 2007. Mangrove guidebook for Southeast Asia. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.

Primavera, J.H., Sadaba R.S., Lebata, M.J.H.L., Altamirano, J.P. 2004. Handbook of mangroves in the Philippines – Panay. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/AQD and UNESCO.

Red List Category (based on 2001 IUCN definition):

ENDANGERED 
A taxon is Endangered when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Endangered, and it is therefore considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

VULNERABLE
A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Vulnerable, and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

NEAR THREATENED
A taxon is Near Threatened when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

LEAST CONCERN
A taxon is Least Concern when it has been evaluated against the criteria and does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

DATA DEFICIENT
A taxon is Data Deficient when there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status. A taxon in this category may be well studied, and its biology well known, but appropriate data on abundance and/or distribution are lacking. Data Deficient is therefore not a category of threat. Listing of taxa in this category indicates that more information is required and acknowledges the possibility that future research will show that threatened classification is appropriate. It is important to make positive use of whatever data are available. In many cases great care should be exercised in choosing between DD and a threatened status. If the range of a taxon is suspected to be relatively circumscribed, and a considerable period of time has elapsed since the last record of the taxon, threatened status may well be justified.

NOT EVALUATED (NE) 
A taxon is Not Evaluated when it is has not yet been evaluated against the criteria.