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Philippine Tarsier

Mammals

The Philippine tarsier is a species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines, found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly on the islands of Bohol, Samar and Leyte, with additional range on Maripipi, Siargao, Basilan and Dinagat islands. It belongs to the roughly 45-million-year-old family Tarsiidae, whose name derives from the animal's elongated tarsus, or ankle bone, and though formerly classified within the genus Tarsius, it has since been placed as the sole member of a new genus, Carlito, named for the conservationist Carlito Pizarras.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Their eyes are disproportionately large, having the largest eye-to-body weight ratio of all mammals. The Philippine tarsier measures 85 to 160 mm (3.35 to 6.30 in) in height, making it one of the smallest primates. The thin, rough fur which is colored gray to dark brown. 1
Scientific Name
Carlito syrichta 1
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Partially Attested
Population Estimate
700 1
figure covers only the Bohol island population, not the whole species range
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Primates, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. Philippine tarsier, Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) is a species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines.
  • Conservation status infobox
    Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
  • Threats in the wild
    the number has dropped to around 700 on the island according to the Philippine Tarsier Foundation.
  • Anatomy and morphology
    Their eyes are disproportionately large, having the largest eye-to-body weight ratio of all mammals. The Philippine tarsier measures 85 to 160 mm (3.35 to 6.30 in) in height, making it one of the smallest primates. The thin, rough fur which is colored gray to dark brown.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 284436
    This classification is based on an estimated significant decline over the last three generations (about 20 years), but less than 30%, due to habitat loss and because of poaching for the pet trade.
  • article text (diet), EntityId 284436
    The Philippine tarsier is primarily insectivorous, its diet consists of insects, spiders, small crustaceans, and small vertebrates such as small lizards and birds.
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2. Philippine tarsier (Wikipedia)
endemic to the PhilippinesView the Source
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Philippine Tarsier
Wikidata Q536862, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PrimatesView the Source
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