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Tarsiers are haplorrhine primates of the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all the species living today are found in the islands of Southeast Asia.
Fossils of tarsiiform primates are found in Asia, Europe, and North America, with disputed fossils from Africa, but extant tarsiers are restricted to several Southeast Asian islands, including the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The fossil record indicates that their dentition has not changed much, except in size, in the past 45 million years.
Within the family Tarsiidae, there are two extinct genera, Xanthorhysis and Afrotarsius. However, the placement of Afrotarsius is not certain, and it is sometimes listed in its own family, Afrotarsiidae, within the infraorder Tarsiiformes, or considered an anthropoid primate.
So far, three fossil species of the genus Tarsius are known from the fossil record:
The spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum also called Tarsius tarsier) is a species of tarsier found in Indonesia. It is apparently less specialized than the Philippine tarsier or Horsfield's tarsier; for example, it lacks adhesive toes. It is the type species for the Tarsius genus. While its range used to include both the population on the island of Selayar as well as on nearby southwestern Sulawesi, the latter populations has been removed to a separate species, Tarsius fuscus.
When considered to include Tarsius fuscus in measurements females weigh between 102 and 114 grams (3.6 and 4.0 oz) while males are 118 to 130 grams (4.2 to 4.6 oz). It has a head-body length of 9.5 to 14 centimetres (3.7 to 5.5 in) and its tail length ranges from 20 to 26 centimetres (7.9 to 10.2 in). The average lifespan in the wild is thought to be 10 years, however in captivity the closely related Horsfield's tarsier can live up to 17 years and it is thought the spectral tarsier may have a similar longevity.
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Searching for the elusive Philippine Tarsier found in the wild on exotic Bohol Island, is one of the smallest primates on earth and has been around for over 45 million years! Mostly active at night and lives on a diet of insects...grasshoppers, praying mantis, worms, cockroaches, crickets, small lizards and bats, when possible. It's huge bug eyes may have inspired Steven Spielberg when he created the aliens in the movie ET. More documentary videos: wwww.globalvideoprotv.com E: info@globalvideoprotv.com
This cute little creature has been on this planet for more than 45 million years THE TARSIER, World's SMALLEST primate! Can be found on beautiful Bohol Island, Philippines. Now endangered! No, you can't take one home!!!!! youtube.com/globalvidopro1. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE. THANKS!
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Two hours drive from Manado, the Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, also known as Tangkoko-Batuangus Dua Saudara, hosts spectral tarsiers (or Tarsius tarsiers) some of the smallest primates on earth. Tarsio spettro (o maki folletto) divora una cavalletta nella Riserva Naturale di Tangkoko, un paio d'ore di macchina da Manado - Nord Sulawesi, Indonesia. Il tarsio spettro è un primate della famiglia dei Tarsiidae, della quale rappresenta la specie tipo. È l'unico primate esclusivamente carnivoro. El tarsero fantasma (Tarsius tarsier) es una especie de primate tarsiforme; es la especie tipo del género Tarsius. Der Sulawesi-Koboldmaki (Tarsius tarsier, früher Tarsius spectrum) ist eine Primatenart aus der Gruppe der Koboldmakis. Le Tarsier spectre (Tarsius spectrum) est une espèce de prim...
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