Tarsiers

Question 1

location of tarsiers

Answer 1

islands in south east asia

Question 2

diet of tarsiers

Answer 2

only fully faunivirous (carnivorous) primate; insectivores

Question 3

tarsier travel style

Answer 3

great leapers (elongated tarsal region) but small

Question 4

what distinguishes tarsiers from prosimians

Answer 4

dont have a tapetum

Question 5

types of tarsiers

Answer 5

tarsius
phillipine tarsiers
horsfield tarsier
pygmy tarsier

Question 6

tarsier relation to infants

Answer 6

park infants in trees

Question 7

tarsier day or night style?

Answer 7

nocturnal

Question 8

tarsier classification

Answer 8

part of the haplorhines

used to be grouped with prosimians

Question 9

Dental formula

Answer 9

2:1:33/1:1:3:3

Question 10

tarsier gestation

Answer 10

every six months
single offspring
babies burn furry and able to cling at birth

Question 11

social systems

Answer 11

vary between solitary and small family groups

Question 12

tarsier descriptions

Answer 12

large ears
big eyes
can move head around for full perception
enlonated tarsiel bone
dry nose

Question 13

what can’‘t tarsiers synthesize…

Answer 13

vitamin C

Question 14

what do tarsiers lack

Answer 14

tapetum
tooth cone
rhinarium (microsemantic ‘small smellers)
whiskers

Question 15

how many teeth to tarstiers have

Answer 15

34

Question 16

location

Answer 16

south east asia