Mount Pulag
Officially the second highest mountain in the Philippines. It is Luzon’s highest peak at 2,922 meters above sea level. Because of its high elevation, the climate on Mount Pulag is temperate with rains predominating the whole year. Rainfall on the mountain averages 4,489 mm yearly with August being the wettest month with an average rainfall of 1,135 mm. Snow has not fallen on its top in at least the past 100 years.
The mountain hosts 528 documented plant species. It is the natural habitat of the endemic Dwarf Bamboo and the Benguet pine. Among its native wildlife are 33 bird species and several threatened mammals.
Mount Pulag is the only place that hosts the 4 cloud rat species. It has one of the most diverse biodiversity of the Philippines, with the newly found (since 1896) 185 grams Dwarf cloud rat, a rare breed (endemic to the Cordillera) and the Koch pitta bird among its endangered denizens.
Source: Wikipedia
The mountain hosts 528 documented plant species. It is the natural habitat of the endemic Dwarf Bamboo and the Benguet pine. Among its native wildlife are 33 bird species and several threatened mammals.
Mount Pulag is the only place that hosts the 4 cloud rat species. It has one of the most diverse biodiversity of the Philippines, with the newly found (since 1896) 185 grams Dwarf cloud rat, a rare breed (endemic to the Cordillera) and the Koch pitta bird among its endangered denizens.
Source: Wikipedia
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