VulnerableSun Bear
Helarctos malayanus
One of the 3 tarsiers on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Tarsiidae
Tarsius bancanus
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
Horsfield's tarsier, also called the western tarsier, is a tiny nocturnal primate of South-East Asia, now placed by many authors in the genus Cephalopachus. It has enormous eyes, very long hind legs with an elongated tarsus that gives the group its name, and it can leap more than five metres between vertical trunks. It hunts by ambush, taking insects, lizards, small birds and even bats. It lives in dense understorey and suffers from the conversion of rainforest into oil palm plantations.
Weight
85 g – 135 g
Size
12 cm – 15 cm
Life expectancy
12 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Moderate
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopachus_bancanus
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 11.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Western Tarsier — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The western tarsier is classified as vulnerable. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 9 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
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