Species group · Mammals
Tarsiers
WAnimals has 3 species of tarsier, all in the family Tarsiidae.
- 3 species
- 1 family
- 13 countries
- 15 parks
- Weight
- 80 g – 165 g
- Length
- 8.5 cm – 16 cm
- Lifespan
- 12 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of tarsiers on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
2 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 13 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
Each of its eyes weighs more than its brain and it cannot move them within the socket, so it turns its head almost 180 degrees, like an owl.
From Western Tarsier
It is the only primate in the world whose diet is entirely animal: it eats no fruit and no plant matter at all.
From Western Tarsier
Its eyes are larger than its brain and it cannot move them: it turns its head 180 degrees instead.
From Spectral Tarsier
It communicates in ultrasound: its calls reach frequencies far above the limit of human hearing, so a whole group can be calling without a person a metre away hearing a thing.
From Spectral Tarsier
Pairs sing a duet at dawn, just before retiring to sleep, a ritual that announces the territory and keeps the group together.
From Spectral Tarsier
Unable to move its eyes within their sockets, it has evolved neck vertebrae that let it turn its head almost 180 degrees, much as an owl does.
From Philippine Tarsier
It eats insects and occasionally small vertebrates such as lizards, frogs and small birds.
From Philippine Tarsier
It lives in lowland rainforest, bamboo stands and dense scrub on several islands of the Philippines.
From Philippine Tarsier