Philippine Tarsier

Generic Name: Carlito Cephalophachus Tarsius

a.k.a.

MAUMAG (Cebuano/Visayan)

MAMAG (Luzon)

• SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
Kingdom:  Animalia  
Phylum:     Chordata
Class:        Mammalia 
Order:       Primates
Family:      Tarsiidae    
Genus:      Carlito
Species:    C. syrichta

• BINOMIAL NAME: 
Carlito syrichta    (Linnaeus, 1758)

• GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION:

- Particularly in the islands of Bohol, Samar, Leyte and  Mindanao.  Its geographic range also includes Maripipi Island, Siargao Island, Basilan Island and Dinagat Island.

- Tarsiers have also been reported in Sarangani, although they may be different subspecies.

• SMALLEST PRIMATE:

about 85 to 160 millimetres (3.35 to 6.30 in) in height.

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