Luzon Has Most Unique Mammals

5 W'S AND H

• What: Luzon has the most unique mammals in the world
• Where: Luzon Island, Philippines
• When: 2016
• Who: Lawrence Heaney, Danilo Balate, Mariano and Melizar Duya, Sharon Jansa, Scott Steppan and Eric Rickart
• Why: To record the amount of species on an island
• How: Through a study

SUMMARY

• Through a study in Luzon Island, Philippines, scientists have found that 52 species of all non-flying mammals are endemic to the island.

A long-whiskered tree mouse

VALUES

• Cares for the Environment
• Shows invaluable animals

QUESTIONS

• What can be a possible explaination for the significant amount of endemic mammals?
• What can you do to help protect these amazing creatures?

SOURCES

• Garrod, B. "A Philippines island has the world's greatest concentration of unique mammals-here's why". The Conversation, 15 July 2016. Web. 19 July 2016
• Heaney, Balete, Duya, Duya, Jansa, Steppan. eScholarship. 2016. 19 July 2016