Dian’s Tarsier

Mammals > Tarsiidae & Tarsiers

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Dian’s TarsierScientific Name: Tarsius dentatusCategory: MammalsSubcategory: Tarsiidae & TarsiersSize: Head-body length: 4.5–5.0 in (11.5–12.5 cm); Tail length: 8.5–10.0 in (21–25 cm)Weight: 3.5–4.5 oz (100–130 g); Tiny, carnivorous...

Philippine Tarsier

Mammals > Primates

OverviewThe Philippine Tarsier (Carlito syrichta, formerly Tarsius syrichta), locally known in the Visayan language as the *mawag* or *mamag*, is an astonishing, pint-sized haplorhine primate endemic to the southeastern islands of the Philippine archipelago. Measuring...

Sunda Slow Loris

Mammals > Primates

OverviewThe Sunda Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang) is a captivating, nocturnal strepsirrhine primate indigenous to the luxuriant rainforest canopies of the Sunda Shelf in Southeast Asia. Celebrated biologically as one of the world’s only venomous mammals, this...