Introduction to the tarsier species and the origin of its name-Information-Professional platform for pets, dogs and cats

The tarsier appeared 60 million years ago and has continued into modern times. This is a highly specialized primate with a body length of only 9 to 12 cm and a weight of about 150 grams.

Tarsers

Tarsiers, also known as tarsiers . Including 3 species of tarsier, western tarsier and Philippine tarsier. It belongs to the primate tarsier family, is a precious small monkey, and is the smallest known monkey species in the world. Their uniqueness is the eyes - on their small faces, there are two very large round eyes, which can exceed 1 cm in diameter. Tarsiers are arboreal animals in dense tropical and subtropical forests, preferring to live in dense secondary forests and thickets, as well as in primary forests. Mainly distributed in the Philippines and other places in Southeast Asia, are endangered animals.

Chinese name: Tarsier

Latin name: Philippine tarsier

Kingdom: Animalia

Door: Chordate

Subphylum: Chordates

Class: Animals

Subclass: Metatheria

Order: Primates

Suborder: Prosimian

Family: Tarsieridae

Distribution area: Southern Sumatra and some islands in the Philippines

Conservation level: Endangered

Origin of the name

The most peculiar thing about the tarsier is its eyes. On the small face, there are two very large round eyes, the diameter of the eyeballs can exceed 1 cm, which is very incommensurate with its small body, as if wearing a pair of oversized old-fashioned reading glasses. Therefore, people gave it a very vivid name: tarsier.

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