, ▁may ▁also ▁represent ▁a ▁separate ▁species . ▁Several ▁other ▁species ▁occur ▁exclus ively ▁on ▁Mind oro ▁( in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁und es cribed ▁Max om ys ▁species ▁mentioned ▁earlier ), ▁including ▁Oliver ' s ▁w art y ▁p ig , ▁the ▁t amar aw ▁and ▁the ▁meg ab at ▁St y lo ct enium ▁mind or ensis . ▁The ▁relatively ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁en demic ▁species ▁on ▁Mind oro ▁can ▁be ▁explained ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁that , ▁in ▁all ▁probability , ▁Mind oro ▁was ▁never ▁connected ▁to ▁any ▁other ▁land mass . ▁This ▁enabled ▁the ▁animals ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁develop ▁in ▁isol ation ▁from ▁their ▁relatives . ▁ ▁A ▁remarkable ▁bi oge ographical ▁aspect ▁of ▁Mind oro ▁is ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁transition ▁area ▁between ▁Gre ater ▁Pal aw an ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁On ▁the ▁one ▁hand , ▁species ▁like ▁Oliver ' s ▁w art y ▁p ig ▁and ▁the ▁t amar aw ▁are ▁clearly ▁related ▁to ▁animals ▁from ▁Gre ater ▁Pal aw an ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁South - E ast ▁Asia , ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁other , ▁Mind oro ▁also ▁har b ours ▁animals ▁from ▁gener a ▁like ▁Ap om ys ▁and ▁Ch rot om ys , ▁which ▁are ▁clearly ▁Filip ino . ▁The ▁latter ▁animals ▁reached ▁Mind oro ▁from ▁Lu zon , ▁or ▁possibly ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁Gre ater ▁Neg ros - pan ay . ▁The ▁large ▁Mind oro ▁forest ▁mouse , ▁with ▁its ▁close ▁relationship ▁to ▁the ▁Lu zon ▁mont ane