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Mt. Kitanglad
Mount Kitanglad is an inactive volcano located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range in Bukidnon province on Mindanao island. It is the fourth highest mountain in the Philippines and has an approximate height of . It is located between Malaybalay City and the municipalities of Lantapan, Impasugong, Sumilao, and Libona. It is home to one of the Philippines' few remaining rainforests. The name ''"Kitanglad"'' was derived from a legend that there was once a great flood that submerged the native lands of Bukidnon and only the tip of the mountain, the size of a ''"tanglad"'' (lemon grass), remained visible (''"kita"'' in Visayan). It is considered as an ancestral domain of several old cultural communities like the Bukidnons, Higaonons and Talaandigs. Mount Kitanglad was proclaimed a protected area under the natural park category through ''Presidential Proclamation 896'' dated October 24, 1996. On November 9, 2000, Mount Kitanglad finally became a full-fledged protected area when Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impasug-ong, Bukidnon
Impasugong, officially the Municipality of Impasugong ( Binukid and Higaonon: ''Bánuwa ta Impasug-ung''; ceb, Lungsod sa Impasugong; tl, Bayan ng Impasugong), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,863 people. It is also spelled Impasug-ong. Impasug-ong also has a tree park, 15 minutes drive from the centre. The town's communal ranch which has a 642-hectare land area is the only communal ranch solely owned by the government throughout the Philippines. Geography Impasugong is strategically located in the north-eastern part of the Province of Bukidnon. It is approximately from Cagayan de Oro City, a good 1½-hour drive and it is half an hour away from Malaybalay City, the capital of the province. With a total number of 13 barangays, it is characterized by mountains, deep canyons and gorges. The terrain is predominantly rugged with a significant slope of 18% and above covering 72% of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libona, Bukidnon
Libona, officially the Municipality of Libona ( Bukid and Higaonon: Banuwa ta Libona; ceb, Lungsod sa Libona; tl, Bayan ng Libona), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,965 people. Libona is situated in the northern part of the province and is approximately 103 kilometers from Malaybalay, the capital city of Bukidnon. The municipality can be reached from Cagayan de Oro, the major trade center of Northern Mindanao, through a 52 kilometer-route passing Barangay Alae of Manolo Fortich, or through a 32 kilometer road northward passing Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro. History According to history, gold had flourished in the locality that prompted people from the neighboring towns flocked into this place in their quest for the golden fame and fortune. It was said that on January 17, 1817, A Spanish soldier who was on patrol was tasked to write down the names of the places he would come across wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Southeast Asian Mountains
The following is a list of some of the mountains of Southeast Asia. List of highest mountains See also *List of highest mountains *List of highest mountains of New Guinea *List of islands by highest point *List of ribus (summits in Indonesia with 1000 m topographic prominence) *Seven Summits References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Southeast Asian Mountains Mountains A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kalatungan
Mount Kalatungan, also known as Catatungan, is a volcanic mountain located in the province of Bukidnon in the southern Philippines. It is a stratovolcano with no known historical eruptions and classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) as a potentially active volcano. It is the fifth highest mountain in the country with an elevation of asl. It is one of the several high elevation peaks in the Kalatungan Mountain Range in Bukidnon on the island of Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines. See also * Mount Kitanglad * List of mountains in the Philippines * List of Southeast Asian mountains * List of active volcanoes in the Philippines * List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines * List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines This is a list of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines. Volcanoes with no record of eruptions are considered as extinct or inactive. Their physical form since their last activity has been a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gray-bellied Mountain Rat
The gray-bellied mountain rat, also known as the gray-bellied limnomys and the buffy-collared moss-mouse (''Limnomys bryophilus''), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines, where it is common at high elevations of the Kitanglad Mountain Range in the province of Bukidnon on the island of Mindanao. Its habitat is the moss-rich montane cloud forest from about 2,250 metres up to about 2,800 metres. The rats, which are nocturnal, feed on the ground on arthropods, earthworms, fruit, and seeds. Although equipped with three pairs of ''mammae'', females have been observed to give birth about once a year to only a small number of young, commonly as few as one or two. The gray-bellied mountain rat is one of only two species in the genus ''Limnomys''. The other, and the rat's only close relation, is the Mindanao mountain rat, ''Limnomys sibuanus''. While gray-bellies have been recorded only in the Kitanglad Mountains, the Mindanao is considered to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katanglad Shrew-mouse
The Katanglad shrew-mouse (''Crunomys suncoides''), also known as the Kitanglad shrew-mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is known only from one specimen taken at 2250 m on Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... Notes and references The Katanglad shrew-mouse are mammals with small eyes, slender bodies, long whiskers, and chunky torsos. They prey on earthworms and soil invertebrates.Balete. (2012). Archboldomys (Muridae: Murinae) Reconsidered: A New Genus and Three New Species of Shrew Mice from Luzon Island, Philippines. American Museum Novitates., 3754, 1–60. Further reading *Fur-mites of the family Atopomelidae (Acari: Astigmata) parasitic on Philippine mammals: systematics, phylogeny, and host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
The Mindanao pygmy fruit bat (''Alionycteris paucidentata'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Alionycteris''. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ... dry forests at high elevations that are either scarce or overtaken by tourist hotspots. As a result, this species may be seeking new elevated habitats likely in the southern region of the Philippines and along the islands of Sulawesi. References Mammals described in 1969 Mammals of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Mindanao Bats of Southeast Asia Megabats Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{fruit-bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Eagle
The Philippine eagle (''Pithecophaga jefferyi''), also known as the monkey-eating eagle or great Philippine eagle, is a critically endangered species of eagle of the family Accipitridae which is endemic to forests in the Philippines. It has brown and white-colored plumage, a shaggy crest, and generally measures in length and weighs . The Philippine eagle is considered the largest of the extant eagles in the world in terms of length and wing surface area, with only Steller's sea eagle and the Harpy eagle being larger in terms of weight and bulk. It has been declared the national bird of the Philippines.Kennedy, R. S., Gonzales, P. C.; Dickinson, E. C.; Miranda, H. C. Jr. and Fisher, T. H. (2000). ''A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines.'' Oxford University Press, New York. The most significant threat to the species is loss of habitat, a result of high levels of deforestation throughout most of its range. Killing a Philippine eagle is a criminal offence, punishable by law w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafflesia Schadenbergiana
''Rafflesia schadenbergiana'' is a parasitic plant species of the genus ''Rafflesia''. Known as ''"bó-o"'' to the Bagobo tribe and ''"kolon busaw"'' to the Higaonon tribe of Bukidnon, it has the largest flower among the ''Rafflesia'' species found in the Philippines with a diameter ranging from 52 to 80 centimeters. It has also the second largest flower in the genus after ''R. arnoldii''. This species was first collected in the vicinity of Mount Apo, Mindanao during an expedition led by Schadenberg and Koch in 1882. It was not seen for more than a century and was assumed to be extinct until Pascal Lays found a specimen of this species in South Cotabato in 1994 while studying the Tasaday. A population of this rare ''Rafflesia'' species was recently discovered in Baungon, Bukidnon, just outside the buffer zone of the Mount Kitanglad Natural Park in 2007. ''R. schadenbergiana'' is endemic to the island of Mindanao, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Tarsier
The Philippine tarsier (''Carlito syrichta''), known locally as ''mawumag'' in Cebuano and other Visayan languages, and ''magô'' in Waray, is a species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly on the islands of Bohol, Samar and Leyte. It is a member of the approximately 45-million-year-old family Tarsiidae, whose name is derived from its elongated " tarsus" or ankle bone. Formerly a member of the genus ''Tarsius'', it is now listed as the only member of the genus ''Carlito'', a new genus named after the conservationist Carlito Pizarras. Its geographic range also includes Maripipi Island, Siargao Island, Basilan Island and Dinagat Island. Tarsiers have also been reported in Sarangani, although they may be different subspecies. Tribal people like the B'laans and T'bolis have been, for a long time, reporting sightings in the province of Sarangani. Unfortunately, these reports were merely discarded as a hoax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumad
The Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous people in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". The term is short for Katawhang Lumad (Literally: "indigenous people"), the autonym officially adopted by the delegates of the Lumad Mindanao Peoples Federation (LMPF) founding assembly on 26 June 1986 at the Guadalupe Formation Center, Balindog, Kidapawan, Cotabato, Philippines. Usage of the term was accepted in Philippine jurisprudence when President Corazon Aquino signed into law Republic Act 6734, where the word was used in Art. XIII sec. 8(2) to distinguish Lumad ethnic communities from the islands of Mindanao. Mindanao is home to a substantial part of the country's indigenous population, around 15% of the Philippine's total population of over 100 million.National Statistics Office. “Statistics on Filipino Children.” Journal of Philippine Statistics, vol. 59, no. 4, 2008, p. 119. History The name ''Lumad'' grew out of the poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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