Stats

Lifespan: 12-20 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Southeast Asia
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Near Threatened

About

The Philippine Tarsier is one of the world's smallest primates, native to the southern Philippines, with enormous eyes — each one roughly the same size as its entire brain — that are fixed in their sockets, forcing the animal to swivel its head nearly 180° like an owl to look around.

Life cycle

1.
newborn
A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Tarsiidae
Genus: Carlito
Species: Carlito syrichta