🐒Philippine tarsier
The Philippine tarsier is a species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly on the islands of Bohol, Samar and Leyte. It is a member of the approximately 45-million-year-old family Tarsiidae, whose name is derived from its elongated "tarsus" or ankle bone. Formerly a member of the genus Tarsius, it has since been listed as the only member of the genus Carlito, a new genus named after the conservationist Carlito Pizarras.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2020.
- Body mass
- 0.11 kg
- Body length
- 0.14 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 16 years
Everything we know about the Philippine tarsier
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.11 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 0.12 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.14 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Brain mass3.38 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan16 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 16 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length6 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity2.8 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation179 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 179 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter size1COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 1AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelCarnivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleCrepuscular / mixedCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range0.01 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l0.1 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Philippine tarsier yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderPrimates
- ›familyTarsiidae
- ›genusCarlito
- ›speciesCarlito syrichta
- classMammals · Mammalia
- infraorderTarsiiformes
- familyTarsiidae
- genusCarlito
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderEuarchontoglires
- suborderHaplorrhini
- infraorderTarsiiformes
- familyTarsiidae
- genusCarlito
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